Exposure To Indoor Pesticides Linked Increased Cancer Risk In Children
A study[1] to be published in Pediatrics journal in October of 2015 indicated that children exposed to certain indoor pesticides have a higher risk blood cancer.
The study is a meta-analysis of 16 out of 277 studies that met the criteria for inclusion that analyzed potential links between childhood exposure to residential pesticide and childhood cancers.
The findings of the meta-analysis indicated that children exposed to indoor pesticides were 47% more likely to develop leukemia and 43% more likely to develop lymphoma. The study also showed a positive but not statistically significant association between indoor pesticides and childhood brain tumors.
Though the brain tumor association was not statistically significant it doesn’t mean there isn’t a link. In recent news a boy’s family is suing a fumigation company because their son was likely poisoned by the pesticide the company used to fumigate their house.
The family was told it was safe to return home but shortly after they did their son starting having uncontrollable muscle movements, couldn’t stand up, and couldn’t speak. Other family members also felt ill but not to level the boy fell ill.
He was taken to the doctor who immediately recognized the boy was likely poisoned from the fumigation. The boy ended up spending weeks in ICU with brain damage.
[1] Residential Exposure to Pesticide During Childhood and Childhood Cancers: A Meta-Analysis
Tags: anti-cancer, cancer awareness
