Camp Lejeune Kidney Cancer Lawsuit [2026 Update]

Kidney Cancer Linked To Contaminated Water At Camp Lejeune

Kidney Cancer has been identified by professionals who’ve studied the contaminated water and medical records of those stationed at Camp Lejeune as a particularly common diagnosis.

Kidney cancer, kidney disease, and other renal disorders were common, tragic adverse health outcomes of people exposed to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune.

About Kidney Cancer

Kidney cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the kidneys, two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist, located behind abdominal organs on either side of the spine.

The American Cancer Society estimates that each year, roughly 79,000 kidney cancer cases will be diagnosed, and almost 14,000 people will die from the disease.

Kidney cancer cases develop in various types, the most common being renal cell carcinoma, with around 85% of diagnoses. Other, rarer types of kidney cancer cases can also develop. Wilms’ Tumor is a type of kidney cancer that child patients are most commonly diagnosed with.

Kidney cancer symptoms can include the following:

• Anemia: the most common symptom in people diagnosed with kidney cancer, largely due to blood being lost through the urine.
• Blood in the urine (hematuria): another common symptom of kidney cancer.
• Back or spinal pain
• Swelling or lumps in the kidney area
• Unintended weight loss

There are many other potential, less obvious symptoms of kidney cancer.

Contact a medical professional as soon as possible if you’re experiencing any possible kidney cancer symptoms.

Kidney Cancer and its Causes

Kidney cancer cases may be onset by a number of environmental, genealogical, or health-related causes.

Previous public health studies and other scientific research has found the following risk factors for kidney cancer:

• Smoking: smokers experience increased rates of kidney cancer diagnosis.
• Exposure to Contaminated Drinking Water: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) present in drinking water can increase a person’s risk of developing kidney cancer.
• Obesity: people who are overweight experience higher rates of kidney cancer diagnosis.
• High Blood Pressure: Kidney cancer diagnoses are experienced in higher rates by people with high blood pressure.
• Family Member History with Kidney Cancer: some people have hereditary dispositions that make them more prone to developing kidney cancer.
• Long-term Dialysis Treatment: Dialysis cleans patients’ blood and is used when kidneys aren’t properly functioning. Research has shown that kidney cancer risk may increase from 10% to 80% after dialysis.
• Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: this disease causes seizures and intellectual disability, along with often forming tumors in a number of organs, including the kidneys.
• Von Hippel Lindau Disease (VHL): VHL is an inherited disorder that puts people at a higher risk for developing kidney cancer.
• Other Cancer Treatments: People receiving treatments for other cancers may be at an increased risk for kidney cancer, especially women receiving radiation therapy on reproductive organs.

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has identified the water at Camp Lejeune as putting those exposed at an increased risk of kidney cancer and chronic kidney disease.

Research on the relation of trichloroethylene exposure and kidney cancer include:

• Epidemiology: Occupational Trichloroethylene Exposure and Kidney Cancer
• AntiCancer Research: Trichloroethylene Is Associated with Kidney Cancer Mortality: A Population-based Analysis
• Toxicological Sciences: Trichloroethylene: Mechanisms of Renal Toxicity and Renal Cancer and Relevance to Risk Assessment
• Environmental Research and Public Health: Kidney Cancer Risk Associated with Historic Groundwater Trichloroethylene Contamination

What Other Health Conditions Has Water Contamination At Camp Lejeune Been Linked To?

The consumption of Camp Lejeune contaminated water has been linked to a number of cancer and non-cancer diagnoses.

Other injuries related to Camp Lejeune Water Contamination include, but are not limited to:

• Prostate Cancer
• Liver Cancer
• Breast Cancer
• Bladder Cancer
• Adult Leukemia
• Aplastic Anemia
• Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Renal Toxicity
• Multiple Myeloma
• Miscarriage, infertility and birth defects
• Many more diagnoses

Service members, their families, civilian workers, and countless others were diagnosed with deadly health conditions, and for years could not secure the benefits they desperately need.

The Camp Lejeune Justice Act: Helping those Exposed to Camp Lejeune's Contaminated Water Supply

The Camp Lejeune Justice Act is a new piece of legislation that has been signed into law by President Biden.

This bill is encompassed by the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, which grants new benefits to veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service.

The Camp Lejeune Justice Act affords Camp Lejeune residents the ability to sue and recover damages for exposure to the toxic substances in the water supply, one of the first times the federal government has allowed legal action of this sort.

The new bill overrides a previous North Carolina statute that barred lawsuits for Camp Lejeune water contamination.

Camp Lejeune veterans and Camp Lejeune families will be able to secure compensation for health problems and medical expenses related to the toxic chemicals they were exposed to while living on the base.

Those eligible will file Camp Lejeune lawsuits in the U.S. District Court: Eastern District of North Carolina.

In the past, several bills were introduced to address the issue at the North Carolina military base but none have had any widespread impact for victims and families.

Now, people who were denied benefits or compensation in the past may have a fair shot at adequate compensation.

Camp Lejeune Kidney Cancer Lawsuit

With the Senate passage of the PACT Act, and the signing of the bill into law by President Biden, Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuits are able to be filed by any person exposed to contaminated water at the Marine Corps base between 1953 and 1987.

If you or a loved one was exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune between these dates, and meet other certain criteria, you may qualify to file a Camp Lejeune Lawsuit.

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TorHoerman Law is accepting clients for the Camp Lejeune Cancer Lawsuits in all 50 states.

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