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2017-11-09 Science & Technology

U.S. farm study finds no firm cancer link to Roundup - Still not safe to drink

LONDON, (Reuters) - A large long-term study on the use of the big-selling weedkiller glyphosate by agricultural workers in the United States has found no firm link between exposure to the pesticide and cancer, scientists said on Thursday.

Published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), the study found there was "no association between glyphosate", the main ingredient in Monsanto’s popular herbicide RoundUp, "and any solid tumors or lymphoid malignancies overall, including non-Hogkin Lymphoma (NHL) and its subtypes."

It said there was "some evidence of increased risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) among the highest exposed group", but added "this association was not statistically significant" and would require more research to be confirmed.

The findings are likely to impact legal proceedings taking place in the United States against Monsanto, in which more than 180 plaintiffs are claiming exposure to RoundUp gave them cancer - allegations that Monsanto denies.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-11-09 06:22|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 These days one wonders about such studies, and who paid for them. Not disbelief, but skeptical.

Posted by Glenmore 2017-11-09 09:24|| 2017-11-09 09:24|| Front Page Top

#2 After the Great DDT Panic why would anyone be a skeptic?

Posted by magpie 2017-11-09 12:54|| 2017-11-09 12:54|| Front Page Top

#3 These days one wonders about such studies, and who paid for them. Not disbelief, but skeptical.

These studies are replicable and peer-reviewable. If there are problems in methodology, we should hear about them in the years ahead.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2017-11-09 17:54|| 2017-11-09 17:54|| Front Page Top

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