Are Environmental Factors Contributing to the Growing Incidence of Cancer?
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/81na2.pdf An international team of researchers has analyzed the carcinogenic effect of certain environmental factors and their role in carcinogenesis. The results suggest that chemicals related with pollution are of critical importance. Of major concern is outdoor air pollution by carbon particles associated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The results suggest that the recent increase in cancer incidence could be largely related to changes in our environment. Pollution Cuts Life Expectancy, Threatens Child Development In Europe http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071010131201.htm Environmental policy across the pan-European region is hampered by gaps in information and implementation, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report. Pollutant Linked to Bronchitis in Toddlers http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N11436001.htm Toddlers who breathe polluted air are far more likely to be diagn
