Exposure to pesticides during pregnancy increases the risk of brain tumors in children

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Future mothers please note: Exposure to pesticides during pregnancy increases the risk of childhood brain tumors, a new study suggests.

Specifically, new findings suggest that pesticide use is associated with a 1.4-fold increase in the risk of brain tumors in children later.

According to US researchers, the use of pesticides in families is at risk of brain tumors in children after being born or even when the mother in the family is pregnant.

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Analysis of 437 cases of malignant tumors in children and 3,102 controls from two studies combined in France results showed that many compounds in pesticides are classified as carcinogenic and have evidence. shows that some pesticides can enter the fetus if the mother is exposed, inhale.

The main author of the study, Nicolas Vidart d'Egurbide Bagazgoitia, said: "Although these studies have not identified specific chemicals and quantified the levels they use in pesticides, there is potential for exposure. Carcinogenic'.

These findings continue to add another reason to advise mothers to limit exposure to pesticides during pregnancy.

This research has just been published in the Journal of Cancer Analysis.