TY  - JOUR
AU  - Etzel, Ruth
AU  - Miller , Mark
AU  - Thompson, Hannah 
AU  - Landrigan, Philip 
AU  - Casteleyn, Ludwine 
AU  - Magnani, Corrado 
AU  - Filippini, Tommaso 
AU  - Mandrioli, Daniele 
AU  - McDiarmid, Melissa 
TI  - Collegium Ramazzini Statement: Need to Enhance Research and Strengthen Policy for Prevention of Childhood Cancer
PY  - %2026/%07/%06
Y2  - %2026/%08/%27
JF  - European Journal of Oncology and Environmental Health
JA  - Eur J Oncol Env Hea
VL  - 31
IS  - 1
SE  - REVIEWS
DO  - 10.69137/ejoeh.2026.19075
UR  - https://doi.org/10.69137/ejoeh.2026.19075
SP  - 19075
AB  - Incidence rates of many childhood cancers have increased at an average of about 1% per year in the U.S., Europe and Latin America.  A growing literature links increased risk for childhood cancer to a range of exposures during preconception, pregnancy and early childhood. Tobacco, benzene and ionizing radiation are among the prenatal exposures linked to pediatric cancer. Exposures to pesticides and outdoor air pollution have emerged as additional risk factors for pediatric cancer. Breastfeeding and prenatal folic acid use are protective against pediatric cancers.  The risks for pediatric cancer can be reduced by the international community focusing on prevention in public policies and enhancing efforts to reduce exposures to carcinogens during the prenatal period and early childhood.
ER  -