Pesticides May be Linked to Childhood Leukemia

A new study has found that there may be a link between childhood leukemia and pesticides. The study, completed by the Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center compared urine of kids with ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) and their mothers along side healthy children and their mamas.

Kids with ALL more often had elevated levels of common household pesticides then the mama-child pairs without ALL. Obviously the research can’t prove that pesticides cause the cancer, but the findings are evident that we should take a careful look at what we’re exposing our kids to both in food products and household items like …read more