India, March 3 -- Malnutrition is a major problem and when it comes to children's health, it can have grave implications. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, director, haemato-oncology and bone marrow transplant, BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital said, "Undernutrition and food adulteration may potentially lead to cancer through suppression of DNA repair, elevation of oxidative stress, and compromised immune response to cancerous cells." Also read | Childhood Cancer: Early signs of cancer in kids that every parent should know

Here's how malnutrition can increase cancer risk in children:

The immune system is highly important in detecting and eradicating the potential precursors of cancerous cells. The immune syste...