Aug. 05 14

Version imprimable Pollution and child cancers


Birth and death addresses of fatal child cancers in Great Britain between 1966 and 1980, were linked with high local atmospheric emissions of different chemical species. Among migrant children, distances from each address to the nearest emissions "hotspot" were compared. Excesses of outward over inward migrations show an increased prenatal or early infancy risk.
http://jech.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/59/2/101