Powerlines cancer risk for children
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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 100 metres of high
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A gene that's normally switched off after fulfilling its role in brain development appears linked to a common childhood brain cancer, says a study in the Feb. 1 issue of Cancer Research.
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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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Children should not be allowed to sleep with the light on because it inhibits the production of a hormone that protects them from cancer, a scientist said yesterday.
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About a quarter of females in the United States aged 14 to 59 may have the sexually transmitted infection human papillomavirus, which is linked to cervical cancer, according to research published Tuesday.
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Federal researchers have found children involved in a northern Nevada leukemia cluster are more prone to have a variation in a gene that helps combat unsafe chemicals, and more research is needed to learn the reasons why.
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NEW YORK  - The increased risk of cancer from the radiation used in a CT scan is negligible compared with the benefits for children who need a scan, according to investigators at Cincinnati's Hospital for Children in Ohio.
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THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- Preliminary research suggests that benzene emissions from gas stations and auto repair shops may quadruple the risk of leukemia in children.
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A substantial minority of young  adults who have survived a childhood malignancy will have at  least one severe health problem, according to a report  presented here Tuesday at a media briefing of the Journal of  the American Medical Association.
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Heavy mobile phone use may be linked to an increased risk of cancer of the salivary gland, a study suggests.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) --  Dutch scientists have discovered that children who have cancer also have more body anomalies, such as asymmetric limbs and curvature of the spine.
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Living near a fuel station may quadruple  the risk of acute leukemia in children, research published on  Thursday showed.
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Sunburns can increase your risk of skin cancer, but apparently parents aren&#39;t taking that message to heart when it comes to their toddlers.
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Babies who are breastfed have a lower risk of developing childhood leukemia, according to a new analysis of 14 studies by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
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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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[Health India]: Washington, Nov 18 : A new study conducted at The Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids) and the University of Toronto has confirmed that cancer stem cells are the real culprits behind childhood and adult brain tumours as they fuel and
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Larger babies have higher risk of developing certain cancers in adulthood, research suggests.