JAMA study finds increased cancer risk near St. Louis’s Coldwater Creek

July 31, 2025, 3:01PMRadwaste Solutions
Workers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers perform gamma walkover surveys along Coldwater Creek near St. Louis, Mo. (Photo: USACE)

A study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association claims to have found an increased rate of cancer for people who grew up living close to Coldwater Creek near St. Louis Lambert International Airport in Missouri.