Wednesday night, a screening of the documentary "Fifth WArd Exposed: Community, Contamination, Cancer" was hosted at the ...

A devastating cancer cluster in Houston's Fifth Ward is now leading to groundbreaking research. On Thursday night, the first people signed up for a landmark study that could determine who is at risk ...

The cancer screening initiative comes weeks after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its first round of soil ...

On Thursday, people in Fifth Ward signed up for a landmark study that could determine who is at risk of cancer, but there is ...

HOUSTON — A Houston City Council member is partnering with other organizations to launch an effort to better study a ...

In a partnership with Councilmember Plummer’s office, a nonprofit organization has launched efforts to catch cancer early in ...

HOUSTON – A documentary highlighting the creosote contamination from a Union Pacific Railroad yard in Houston’s Fifth Ward, suspected of causing the cancer cluster there, premiered Thursday at ...

It’s a sunny Monday morning just south of the rail yard in Fifth Ward, and strangers have just knocked on his door. I’m with a volunteer helping Houston City Councilmember Letitia Plummer ...

A new early cancer detection program, the Cancer Stage Shifting Initiative (C-SSI), has been launched in Houston's Fifth Ward to combat rising cancer rates in historically underserved communities.

Since Feb.16, city officials say a pack of dogs has terrorized residents near Crane and Russell Streets. One woman remains in ...

Council Member Letitia Plummer is taking a big step in the fight against cancer in Fifth Ward. On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, she will be the first patient to enroll in the Cancer ...

Wednesday night, a screening of the documentary “Fifth WArd Exposed: Community, Contamination, Cancer” was hosted at the ...