Dr. Pinaki Bhattacharya, member secretary of Oncology Club, said one reason for the high cancer rate among children in Bangladesh could be the increasing pollution. The air contains some very fatal cancer-inducing elements which might make the children victims to the disease. Whatever be the cause, it must be detected soon and actions taken to stop it. But with weak enforcement of laws, many previous efforts to check vehicle emission and factory pollution have been vain, leaving the country's capital Dhaka choking in thick smog and smoke. According to the study, a total of 497 children who had cancer were studied.
Cancer is a growing problem in the developing countries.
Copyright 2000 by United Press International. It's no surprise the world's most polluted country has these symptoms. But no one cares - we'll all be retired where we can buy air in pressure tanks, water in bottles, and sunlight from tanning salons.