Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children Linked to Lack of Healthy Microbiome

A lack of exposure to bacteria and other beneficial microbes early in life could contribute to the development of pediatric cancers including acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to researchers from the Institute of Cancer Research in the UK. The study findings – published in the journal Nature Reviews Cancer – have the potential to help prevent children from developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia altogether.