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News from M2CC MAY 2024 EDITION Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Army Veteran Over Extended GI Bill Benefits See page 8 Newsletter WWW.M2CC.US Study Indicates Higher Rate of Rare Childhood Brain Cancer at New Mexico Air Force Base A new Air Force study has found what appears to be a higher rate of a rare brain and spinal cord cancer among children of service members stationed at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico. The nearly two-year study examined pediatric brain cancers at the base after concerns about a possible cancer cluster were raised in 2022. The Air Force found three cases of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG, and the closely related diffuse midline glioma, or DMG -- rare, aggressive and possibly fatal tumors -- among children with parents stationed at Cannon over a 10-year period. Those cases indicated a higher rate of the disease compared to children of troops at other installations and the general civilian population Continued on page 10
