A study has found that children continuously exposed to air pollutants generated during vehicle traffic, such as automobile exhaust, may face a higher risk of developing childhood cancers. Read more: https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2026/07/06/YPFTIRO4YNATBCAWYFJGJPFSC4/

A large European consortium will investigate environmental factors that may cause cancer in children, teenagers, and young adults. An increase in cancer diagnoses among adolescents and young adults suggests that environmental exposures may play a greater role than previously thought. Read more: https://www.prinsesmaximacentrum.nl/en/news/major-eu-study-to-investigate-the-role-of-environmental-factors-in-childhood-cancer

Lava-dwelling lizards, cells playing dead and a century-old evolutionary theory – understanding the way childhood cancers resist treatment is proving to be quite a ride. Read more: https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/11/18/exploring-the-hidden-survival-tactics-of-childhood-cancers/

A new study by researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Davis has found that radiation from medical imaging may increase the risk of blood cancers in children. Read more: https://www.rttnews.com/amp/3575774/radiation-from-medical-scans-may-cause-thousands-of-childhood-cancers-study-says.aspx

A new study out of Stanford University reports that benzene-caused cancer risks are significantly higher — especially for children — in...

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine calls for urgent action and a complete overhaul of chemical laws and...

Follow-up and treatment of children with cancer is significantly improved when inherited genetic causes are also investigated, according...

As calls mount for better screening, awareness and treatments, investigators are scrambling to explain why rates are increasing. The most...

Environmental Health News (EHN) reports that a recent large study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute links...

Death rates for many childhood cancers have gone down, thanks to advances in treatment. But incidence rates—the number of cancer cases ...