The Cancer Coast is a moniker given by Oncologist
?s at the [Texas Medical Center]
? in
Houston and members of the Houston-area media
? to a region of the [Texas Gulf Coast]
? stretching from the
Sabine River to the southern boundary of
Brazoria County and reaching 20 to 50 miles inland.
Oncologists and media postulate that the [cancer cluster]?s evident in this area might be caused by the high concentration of [petrochemical plants]?.