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Study says germ-free childhoods may lead to cancer

Posted at 4:17 AM, May 24, 2018
and last updated 2018-05-24 04:17:24-04

Germ-free childhoods may seem like a good thing, but they can trigger childhood leukemia.

That's according to a new study in the journal Nature Reviews Cancer.

It says the most common type of childhood cancer can occur if a child isn't exposed to certain infections during their first year of life.