A wealthy California enclave blighted by a cluster of extremely rare childhood cancers is now grappling with a second uncommon diagnosis.
Jessica Keetch, from Orange County, revealed her daughter Haven, 18, lost her leg after battling synovial sarcoma, an aggressive soft tissue cancer that often appears as a lump on the leg.
The disease is extremely rare in the United States, impacting less than 1,000 people across the country every year.
It comes as the number of children affected by another rare type of cancer, called Ewing sarcoma, has risen to a dozen in Ladera Ranch.
Furious families have demanded officials investigate whether environmental factors, including pesticide use, could be contributing to the illnesses — despite authorities saying no link has been established.