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Scott County parents and nurse urge faster state review after residents report 13 pediatric cancer cases
Summary
A Scott County oncology nurse told the Board of Supervisors that 13 pediatric cancer cases have been reported locally in the past two years and urged the county to press the Virginia Cancer Registry and state health officials to speed their investigation; the board agreed to name a liaison and said staff will follow up with state contacts.
An oncology nurse who said she has nearly 17 years of experience told the Scott County Board of Supervisors that the community has recorded 13 pediatric cancer diagnoses over the past two years and is “terrified” that delays in the state review could leave families waiting for answers.
“Nine is the total as of Monday,” said Nayman Smith, identifying herself during the public-comment period and then listing specific diagnoses and locations. She named a recent stage‑4 Burkitt lymphoma, two medulloblastoma brain…
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