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Duke Scientists Propose Possible Link Between Chemicals, Childhood Brain Cancer |
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Written by Dr. Talisman Pomeroy
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Wednesday, 07 July 2004 |
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DURHAM, N.C. – An analysis of medical records from 1,200 children who developed an aggressively malignant brain tumor called medulloblastoma has shown they are more likely to have been born in the late summer and early fall. The finding has prompted researchers to speculate that prenatal environmental exposures to chemicals could contribute to this cancer, whose causes remains largely unknown. They said their findings emphasize the need for additional studies into the environmental origins of medulloblastoma. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 11 April 2005 )
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