A complaint lodged with the Pentagon has prompted the U.S. Navy to look into the possible presence of anything that may cause cancer in a section of the base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a military spokeswoman said Tuesday.

The Navy Marine Corps Public Health Center and other officials are looking into "concerns about possible carcinogens," in the section of the base where prisoners are put on trial by military commission, according to base spokeswoman Kelly Wirfel.

A complaint made to the Department of Defense Inspector General prompted the Navy to look into the matter, Wirfel said. The identity of the person who lodged the complaint has not been disclosed. ...

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