Study links PFAS in drinking water to increased risk of childhood cancers

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A study led by the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health at the University of California, Irvine, has revealed possible links between exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and an increased risk of certain childhood cancers.

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