Tuesday, January 18, 2005

DNC: Health News - Air Pollution Probable Cause of Most Childhood Cancers, Says Study

DNC: Health News - Air Pollution Probable Cause of Most Childhood Cancers, Says Study:

"Children born within a 1 kilometer radius of emissions hotspots of particular chemicals were between two and four times as likely to die of cancer before reaching the age of 16 as other children.
Exposure of preganant women to air pollution is the most likely cause of childhood cancers, suggests a British study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health."

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