Childhood Cancers Tied to Prenatal Exposure
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Most childhood cancers are probably caused by exposure in the womb to environmental and industrial pollutants that have been inhaled by the mother, a British researcher reported Monday in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Epidemiologist George Knox of the University of Birmingham found that children born within a 0.6-mile radius of emissions hotspots were two to four times more likely to die of cancer before reaching age 16 than other children.
