CLYDE, Ohio (AP) - State officials say they will begin monitoring air and water in a northern Ohio town where there are a surprisingly high number of children with cancer.
At least 18 children in the Sandusky County town of Clyde have been diagnosed with cancer in recent years.
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency director Chris Korleski says he's making this his top priority.
He says air and water monitoring will start by January.
State health department officials also are analyzing where the children live and where they have spent their time since birth. That report is expected to be ready in April.
Still, officials are cautioning residents that the odds are against finding out what is causing childhood cancer rates to be higher in the Clyde area because it's not known what causes most child cancer cases.
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