losing their lives. "On some houses, the damage from acid fumes is so visible that Southern Copper was forced to put new concrete paths in, replace the roofs, re-cover the tiles and re-paint cars. I didn't realise fumes could do that. If that was the damage, what were the fumes doing to human bodies? "Dr Westley-Wise's comment that the high level of cancer cases in Warrawong is a coincidence is laughable. It just seems too many in one place, doesn't it? If every cancer case was declared, I don't think she would be game to say anything like that. "We need to know what has been killing so many people. Everyone is inclined to think about how this society operates, with the capitalists and the monopolies, but most don't pursue it. Now something has to be done." Ann Cohrs explained that after Davison publicly raised the alarm, she began to re-examine what had happened to her mother. "I did some homework and found out how many people live in Warrawong. It works out that oesophageal cancer is 10 times higher than average in this area. I thought it was time that the medical authorities investigated the problem -- but the Illawarra Public Health Unit ended up finding that the results were just a coincidence. "To this day, they have not answered my phone calls and correspondence. "There is a definite cover-up by the medical profession and the industry. It's very common in Bent St that people would wake up smelling