Child cancer 'link to pollution'
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Exposure to environmental pollution while in the womb might increase a child's risk of cancer, a study suggests.
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Living near a hazardous waste  site containing persistent pollutants such as dioxins,  polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides,  seems to increase the risk of hospitalization for respiratory  infections and asthma in children, a study suggests.
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By MARK PRIGG  BRITAIN'S fish population is facing a cancer epidemic, government scientists said today.   They claim that in some species, up to 25 per cent of the population suffers from liver cancer.
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Long-term exposure to air pollution adversely affects lung function in teenagers, results of The Children's Health Study indicate.
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Exposure to cleaning products while in the womb could be linked to persistent wheezing in young children, research suggests.
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There is an apparent link between a commonly used agricultural pesticide and lung cancer, and caution should be exercised when using the product, government scientists say in a study released today.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A new study says long-term exposure to pollution can cause irreversible lung damage in children. California air pollution experts are calling the study landmark news.
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Suffering from some kinds of allergy as a child could increase the risk of developing blood cancer in later life, a new study suggests.
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The rate of childhood cancer has slowly increased over the last three decades, research has found.
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Children living in smoggy areas have retarded lung development which puts them at risk of diseases, say researchers.
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The air in some parts of Southern California air is so dirty that it impedes the development of children&#39;s lungs. By the time they are 18, many children who grow up in
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Children who live in close proximity to gas stations and auto body shops have a dramatically higher rate of leukemia, according to a new study.
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The growth of cervical and womb cancers may be fuelled by a  molecule in semen, a study suggests.
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Children who breathe heavily polluted air have stunted lung development compared with those exposed to cleaner air, a finding with worrisome implications for later lung and heart disease, according to a study released today.
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A new study of pesticide applicators has found that exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos may be associated with an increased incidence of lung cancer but concludes that more studies are needed.
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Children in smoggy areas have retarded lung development which puts them at risk of diseases, say researchers.
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Traffic pollution may increase the risk of children developing asthma if they already have a genetic vulnerability.