Childhood Cancer Causes
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Children May Be More Vulnerable To Cancer-Causing Chemicals In Water And Medicines: Study
The study focuses on a chemical called NDMA (N-nitrosodimethylamine), which can be present in polluted water, processed foods, and some medications. This chemical has long been known to be potentially cancer-causing.
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Exposure To 'Forever Chemicals' In Early Life Increases The Risk Of Childhood Leukaemia: Study
The scientists checked levels of 17 different PFAS compounds and found that some of these chemicals were present at higher levels in children who later developed leukaemia.
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Cancer Is The 10th Leading Cause Of Child Deaths In India, Says Study
Cancer ranks as the 10th leading cause of death among children in India, with around 17,000 deaths in 2023.
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Persistent Fever, Weight Loss, Lumps: Childhood Cancer Warning Signs Parents Miss
Cancer is a leading cause of death for children and adolescents. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 4,00,000 children and adolescents develop cancer each year across the globe.
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Why Childhood Cancer Is More Curable Than Most People Think, If Treated Early
Worldwide survival rates for childhood cancers today exceed 80% in high-resource medical facilities.
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Childhood Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder May Cause Mid-Life Health Risks: Study
Childhood ADHD traits may raise midlife health risks by 14%. JAMA study links ADHD to migraines, diabetes, cancer and physical disability.
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Planned C-Section Births Linked To Higher Risk Of Leukaemia: Study
Having a planned caesarean section during delivery could be related to an increased risk of leukaemia -- a blood cancer -- later in the child's life, compared with an emergency C-section, a study has found.
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Childhood Cancers in India: Battling the Forgotten Sarcomas
Childhood cancers encompass various types of malignancies that affect individuals under the age of 18.
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How Early Diagnosis Of Childhood Cancer Can Give A Ray Of Hope To Parents
Although childhood cancers are rare and constitute less than 5% of all cancers; it is one of the leading causes of disease-related deaths in children the world-over.
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Study Identifies Risk For Some Childhood Cancer Patients Developing Secondary Leukaemia
As per study, children with neuroblastoma - a cancer of immature nerve cells - treatment with platinum chemotherapy caused changes to the genome that could then cause leukaemia in some children later on.
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International Childhood Cancer Day: Know The Early Symptoms Of Leukemia In Children
International Childhood Cancer Day 2021: Leukaemia is a type of blood cancer that affects a large number of children worldwide. Read here to know more about this type of cancer.
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What Is To Be Blamed For Childhood Cancer? Know Now
Few childhood cancers are attributed to genetics or environmental factors, so when children are diagnosed with cancer, families often wonder 'why me/why us'?
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Toxic Lead: Early Exposure Could be Lowering Childrens IQ
According to a study done by Duke University in North Carolina, higher exposure of lead in childhood may affect brain health and disrupt cognitive development.
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Traffic fumes increase leukaemia risk
Exhaust fumes from cars and trucks increase the risk of cancer in children. Leukaemia is the most common type of childhood cancer, but the cause is unknown in most cases.
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Possible new risk for IVF babies
Babies born after fertility treatment run increased risk of genetic disorder. According to a recent study, children conceived through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment run four times the normal risk of a rare genetic imprinting disorder, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), which causes gigantism and increases the risk of childhood renal cancer.
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Children May Be More Vulnerable To Cancer-Causing Chemicals In Water And Medicines: Study
The study focuses on a chemical called NDMA (N-nitrosodimethylamine), which can be present in polluted water, processed foods, and some medications. This chemical has long been known to be potentially cancer-causing.
-
Exposure To 'Forever Chemicals' In Early Life Increases The Risk Of Childhood Leukaemia: Study
The scientists checked levels of 17 different PFAS compounds and found that some of these chemicals were present at higher levels in children who later developed leukaemia.
-
Cancer Is The 10th Leading Cause Of Child Deaths In India, Says Study
Cancer ranks as the 10th leading cause of death among children in India, with around 17,000 deaths in 2023.
-
Persistent Fever, Weight Loss, Lumps: Childhood Cancer Warning Signs Parents Miss
Cancer is a leading cause of death for children and adolescents. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 4,00,000 children and adolescents develop cancer each year across the globe.
-
Why Childhood Cancer Is More Curable Than Most People Think, If Treated Early
Worldwide survival rates for childhood cancers today exceed 80% in high-resource medical facilities.
-
Childhood Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder May Cause Mid-Life Health Risks: Study
Childhood ADHD traits may raise midlife health risks by 14%. JAMA study links ADHD to migraines, diabetes, cancer and physical disability.
-
Planned C-Section Births Linked To Higher Risk Of Leukaemia: Study
Having a planned caesarean section during delivery could be related to an increased risk of leukaemia -- a blood cancer -- later in the child's life, compared with an emergency C-section, a study has found.
-
Childhood Cancers in India: Battling the Forgotten Sarcomas
Childhood cancers encompass various types of malignancies that affect individuals under the age of 18.
-
How Early Diagnosis Of Childhood Cancer Can Give A Ray Of Hope To Parents
Although childhood cancers are rare and constitute less than 5% of all cancers; it is one of the leading causes of disease-related deaths in children the world-over.
-
Study Identifies Risk For Some Childhood Cancer Patients Developing Secondary Leukaemia
As per study, children with neuroblastoma - a cancer of immature nerve cells - treatment with platinum chemotherapy caused changes to the genome that could then cause leukaemia in some children later on.
-
International Childhood Cancer Day: Know The Early Symptoms Of Leukemia In Children
International Childhood Cancer Day 2021: Leukaemia is a type of blood cancer that affects a large number of children worldwide. Read here to know more about this type of cancer.
-
What Is To Be Blamed For Childhood Cancer? Know Now
Few childhood cancers are attributed to genetics or environmental factors, so when children are diagnosed with cancer, families often wonder 'why me/why us'?
-
Toxic Lead: Early Exposure Could be Lowering Childrens IQ
According to a study done by Duke University in North Carolina, higher exposure of lead in childhood may affect brain health and disrupt cognitive development.
-
Traffic fumes increase leukaemia risk
Exhaust fumes from cars and trucks increase the risk of cancer in children. Leukaemia is the most common type of childhood cancer, but the cause is unknown in most cases.
-
Possible new risk for IVF babies
Babies born after fertility treatment run increased risk of genetic disorder. According to a recent study, children conceived through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment run four times the normal risk of a rare genetic imprinting disorder, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), which causes gigantism and increases the risk of childhood renal cancer.
