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 cleaners.
Almost worse was that during the course of the study pesticides were found in the urine of more than half of the study’s participants BUT the levels were simply higher in kids with cancer. Along with the clinical tests, surveys were taken and 33% parents of kids with cancer noted that they used pesticides at home, while just 14% of mamas whose children were healthy used pesticides in the home.
This study is not the first of its kind. Past studies, have also found links between a link pesticides and cancer in children. This study though is the first to study typical household pesticides and cancer. Hopefully this research will pave the way for further research and maybe one day a ban on all these toxic products companies sell to families. Until then you can keep pesticides and toxins out of your home by…
- Cleaning green.
- Choosing organic foods.
- Picking body care products that don’t pollute.
- Keeping your indoor air quality clean.
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This is so scary. SO scary. I am thankful to be able to read the latest news that comes out through blogs etc and I feel my life has done a 360 degree turn in a whole year! We now eat lots of whole foods and take our daily Vidazorb probiotic…but can painfully admit, that because of a lack of money, we have not bought ALL organic. I do try my best to avoid the ones on the HOT list- this encourages me to go further on this some how…some way. I am happy to say though that we do not use chemicals in our home. I clean with baking soda and vinegar, just bought Borax, and our kids even bathe in baking soda. I need to redo cosmetics and shampoos! Any preferences from you? Thanks!