Abstract
Despite the various types of observational evidence, the establishment of a causal relationship between the environment and paediatric cancer (PC) has been fraught with inherent methodological difficulties. We have carry out an analysis of the nature of the problem to propose some of the useful and concrete paediatric aspects to prevent of the PC and the adult cancer from the childhood. In this paper, we emphasized the following: a) to create Paediatric Environmental Health Speciality Units; b) to integrate the paediatric environmental history for all children with cancer; c) to incorporate the "green page" to the well-child visit programs; d) to diminish the use of the ionizing radiation; e) to implement breastfeeding and smoking cessation services into paediatric department; f) to disclose and foment the intake of a more vegetarian diet; g) to develop of the guide of school environmental health.
Translated title of the contribution | Prevention of childhood cancer |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 389-401 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Revista Espanola de Pediatria |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 5 |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |