Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Folic acid cuts brain tumour risk

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Mothers who take folic acid pre-pregnancy can cut the risk of their baby developing a childhood brain tumour by almost half, a new study suggests.

This is the result of a five year study by the Australian Childhood Brain Tumour Consortium (Aus-CBT), led by Professor Elizabeth Milne at WA’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.

Published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, the study stands out as the largest and most comprehensive national research performed so far on this topic.



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