Living too clean makes children vulnerable to cancer

British scientist thinks that living too clean makes children's immune system work improperly, facilitating the development of blood cancer.

Acute myelogenous leukemia is a common form of blood cancer in children that has not been identified by the scientific world. Some of the blame for cables, electromagnetic waves, chemicals because in fact blood cancer is common in rich countries. However, Professor Mel Greaves from the British Cancer Research Institute disagreed and declared living too clean to be the cause of the disease.

Acute myeloid leukemia is a form of blood cancer that has not been identified until now.(Photo: BBC).

In Nature Reviews Cancer, Professor Greaves argues that the appearance of blood cancer goes through three stages:

• Genetic mutations cannot be prevented from occurring in the uterus.
• Lack of contact with bacteria in the early years of life makes the immune system unaware of how to fight germs.
• The body is infected, the weakened immune system facilitates the development of blood cancer.

"Obviously, acute myeloid leukemia is triggered by an infection in babies with an immune system that malfunctions , " Professor Greaves said. In fact, many works have shown that children exposed to many bacteria through going to school, playing with siblings, breast-feeding and birth often have less blood cancer. World medicine has also recorded 7 children with blood cancer after the flu in Milan (Italy).

Professor Greaves said his research is not about criticizing parents who live too clean but want to prove their modern life with the price to pay. In particular, when determining the cause of blood cancer from lifestyle , Professor Greaves believes that it can be prevented by exposing children to a good source of bacteria (such as yogurt) to "train" the immune system. Translate.

While waiting for further findings, Professor Greaves suggests parents should actively encourage their children to interact with others. However, some experts expressed doubts."Parents should not rush to believe this research," said Dr. Alasdair Rankin, director of blood cancer units in the Bloodwise Foundation (UK). "A strong immune system reduces the risk of disease but there is no way to completely prevent childhood cancer of blood."