Ep. 85: Environmental Factors and Childhood Cancer

There is a growing body of literature that has implicated the role of several environmental hazards in childhood cancer, such as exposure to pesticides, vehicle exhaust, gasoline, and tobacco smoke, all of which can increase the risk of a childhood cancer diagnosis. A new training program developed by the Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Speciality Unit at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) aims to support and educate physicians so they, in turn, can offer practical guidance to parents and caregivers on how to prevent exposure to toxic chemicals associated with childhood cancer risk. The program is funded and supported by the Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry, part of the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics. GUESTS: Dr. Mark Miller, Director Emeritus of the Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Dr. Catherine Metayer , Director of the Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Leukemia and the Environment at the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health Dr. Joe Wiemels , PhD, Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences and director of the PhD Epidemiology program, University of Southern California This project is sponsored by the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units. For more information, go to PEHSU.net . Carol Vassar, producer Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management. Subscribe, review or let your voice be heard at NemoursWellBeyond.org .