How great is the cancer risk for people who live and work around the Sterilization Services of Tennessee facility?

Currently it is not known if the residents around the facility have a higher incidence of cancer than other county residents. Shelby County Health Department has requested information from the National Cancer Registry to determine if cancer rates are elevated in the area surrounding the Sterilization Services of Tennessee facility and will share that information with the community. 

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1. What is Ethylene Oxide?
2. Is Ethylene Oxide hazardous?
3. Is there Ethylene Oxide here in Shelby County?
4. Why is the facility allowed to use Ethylene Oxide?
5. How does Ethylene Oxide enter the body?
6. How long does Ethylene Oxide remain in the body?
7. Are there medical tests to see if I have Ethylene Oxide in my system?
8. Does exposure to Ethylene Oxide cause cancer?
9. How great is the cancer risk for people who live and work around the Sterilization Services of Tennessee facility?
10. What can people who live in neighborhoods near the facility do now?
11. I am pregnant and have small children, what are our risks?
12. What about the workers in the facility? What are their risks?