Chemical NDMA is much more likely to cause cancerous mutations after early-life exposure, study suggests

MedicalXpress | أبر 16, 2026

A new study from MIT suggests that a carcinogen that has been found in medications and in drinking water contaminated by chemical plants may have a much more severe impact on children than adults. In a study of mice, the researchers found that juveniles exposed to drinking water containing this compound, known as NDMA, showed dramatically higher rates of DNA damage and cancer than adults.