Welcome to Naples, land of fine food, beautiful women and...cancer? The
region is home to Italy's youngest population, but also boasts the
highest cancer rate, including very rare forms of tumors that affect
children and otherwise healthy people under the age of 40. So why are so
many people who shouldn't have cancer dying from it?
Enter
Camorra, a mafia group based in Naples. They are infamous for many
bloody wars fought between rival clans over drug turf in the city of
Naples. Camorra has been responsible for upwards of 40,000 murders. But
it's their waste management business that may prove to be even more
deadly than the drug business. Local residents blame Camorra's illegal
dumping of hazardous and toxic material for causing cancer rates in the
region to soar. It sounds like the plot of a mafia movie, but this is
real.
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