Re: Cancer is officially the number one cause of childhood death in US.
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While the "last thing" I want to do is argue with a very knowledable / experienced senior for whom I have much respect, it would seem as if the link where you got your info was last updated for stats in 2011 and published in Jan. 2012. It may be that the info in Waking Times was more recent. Whatever... its a shame that the second (or third) leading cause of death in young children is cancer which was the point the article was making.
From your link
....Update Date : 8 January 2012
Updated by: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
And yes, in one of the comments it was pointed out to the fact that vaccines was probably the main reason, for this being the case.