Cancer Alley (French: Allée du Cancer) is an area along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, in the River Parishes of Louisiana, that contains numerous industrial plants. Locations in this area with clusters of cancer patients have been covered by the media, leading to the "Cancer Alley" moniker.
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