Heavy Kids Face Higher Cancer Risk as Adults
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NEW YORK  - Children who are overweight  appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life,  according to an analysis of British records.
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Children living near high-voltage powerlines may reportedly have double the risk of contracting cancer, new research suggests. A Department of Health study indicates children living within
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The time of year in which a person is born may somehow sway the risk of developing brain cancer in adulthood, new research suggests.
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Children who are overweight appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life, according to an analysis of British records.
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NEW YORK  - Heavy babies apparently face a heightened risk of one type of childhood leukemia, a Scandinavian study indicates.
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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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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found that being overweight or obese could more than double an older woman&#39;s risk of getting one of the deadliest forms of leukemia.
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New research shows that teenagers who grow up in heavy air pollution have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death as adults.
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Adults with mental disorders are at higher risk of brain tumors and lung cancer and developing these cancers at younger ages than individuals without mental illness, according to a study in the new issue of Psychosomatic Medicine.
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The risk of developing a type of kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma, is directly related to body mass index (BMI) and to the increase in BMI since age 20, according to the findings from two new European studies.
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Having had cancer as children increased the risk among surviving adult women for breast cancer, particularly those who were treated with chest radiation, a new study says.
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A study in Australia has shown that  changes occur in blood vessels in the eyes of heavier and obese  children from as young as six, warning signs that might be  linked to cardiovascular disease in later life.
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For the first time, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the top killer of Americans younger than 85, health officials said.
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FAT children are three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach the age of 65, health campaigners warn.
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NEW YORK OCT 18, 2004  - Children who are overweight appear to have an increased risk of cancer in later life, according to the results of a study published in the November 1st issue of the International Journal of Cancer.
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Cancer is less common in adolescents and young adults than in older people. But in some ways it is more alarming.
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Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study.