Child Cancer:

 Carol and I were watching a TV show that was showing very young children that had cancer and she wondered why such tiny children are getting cancer at such a young age. Maybe it is more noticeable with the better communication we experience today. Maybe it is the food they eat or other pollutants that were not present 50 years ago. 

Several years ago when we lived in Colorado our association was spraying 2-4-D Amine and as I was driving down the road with the window down I was accidentally sprayed. When I ask what I was sprayed with I was met with belligerence and I was finally able to learn what it was through the EPA, and did extensive research on the chemical components. 

I learned it had a trace amount of dioxin it which is a known carcinogen. The association  justified using this broad leaf herbicide because it only has a half life of  2-3 weeks and it rapidly breaks down in the sun. I discovered that until then it can be inhaled, absorbed in your skin or kept on your clothes or shoes. 

My research also indicated that if it is on your shoes and tracked  inside a house where it where it ends up on carpets, the half life then is one year. Babies crawl around on  the carpet where their can be in direct contact with it. So I would like to see if that factor has any impact on infants who have compromised immune systems. Maybe if we had more research on this  we could eliminate or educate more people and end heartache. 

Perhaps there is no connection but if it does have an impact parents could take measures to protect  infants. Maybe it is so minor compared to other risks that is not worth  research consideration. I don't know but maybe science could look  at it.