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Home Pesticides Linked to Childhood Cancer

A new study of children in the Washington, D.C., area and published in the journal Therapeutic Drug Monitoring links one form of childhood cancer to exposure to common organophosphate pesticides used around the home to kill bugs. Children with lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and their mothers were more likely to have higher levels of organophosphates and their metabolites in their urine than healthy pairs, and mothers who reported household use of chemicals were more likely to have children with ALL. There is no evidence that the cancer is caused directly by pesticide exposure -- but it does present the first evidence of a linkage in a non-agricultural setting, according to the study's authors, researchers from the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University.

Why stop at pesticides. Avoid all chemicals. Look at how you are cleaning your sink. The paint you use. The carpets you walk on.

Do it not only for your child, but for every living thing in your house - even the four-legged variety. Yes for your health too.