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Exhaust Fumes Linked to Leukemia

A 20-year study following the incidence of leukemia among children in northern Italy found that children living near high-traffic areas were more likely to develop the leukemia than those living in low-traffic areas. The heightened risks were associated with benzene exposure. Benzene is a known carcinogen found in exhaust fumes.
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Benzene Levels High in Marion County, Indianapolis

Residents of southwest Marion County are exposed to high levels of the environmental pollutant benzene. Air pollution poses a considerable cancer risk for local residents, but regulators have been slow to act. Delayed responses may be due to difficulties in dealing with air pollution from multiple industries.
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Connection Between Lymphoma and the CBP Gene

The gene CBP may be important as a cancer inhibitor. Studies by the Mayo Clinic and St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital found that mice with CBP genes that had been disabled were at a heightened risk of developing T-Cell lymphoma.
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Protein Causes Apoptosis in Malignant Cells

Scientists at Roche have identified a molecule that causes an important tumor-suppressing protein (p53) to function properly in tumor cells. The protein is found naturally in cells and works by causing damaged or mutated cells, including tumor cells, to die.
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