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Size  Newborn's Weight May Affect Adult Cancer Risk  Heavier
Babies Have Higher Risk of Some Cancers as Adults WebMD Health
News  An infant's birth weight may predict cancer risk later in
life, a new study shows.  A study in the Feb. 7 International
Cancer Journal found that heavier birth weight babies were more
likely to have cancer of the stomach, pancreas and colon, and
more likely to have blood cell cancers, compared to infants born
at lighter weights.  Heavier newborn girls have a higher risk of
developing breast cancer before age 50, says the study. The
findings came from British and Swedish researchers including
Valerie McCormack of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical
Medicine.  The risk of developing cancer was not the same for
all types of cancers. Infants born at a higher birth weight had
a lower risk of developing cancer of the lining of the uterus
(endometrial) later in life.  Other cancers -- including
ovarian, cervical, and prost