Roundup (Glyphosate) & Cancer

The World Health Organization (WHO) officially stated in 2015 that the world’s most popular herbicide, Roundup, probably causes cancer in humans, as well as damage to chromosomes and to DNA.

The Lancet Oncology published a report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) where scientists detail the evaluation of this organophosphate herbicide. This report states that there was “limited evidence” of carcinogenicity for humans, specially, for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. This conclusion was reached after hundreds of studies that were performed between 2001 and 2012, involving exposure to Roundup throughout Canada, Sweden, and the US.

Now, the first lawsuits against Monsanto by plaintiffs who are blaming their non-Hodgkin lymphoma on Roundup have begun.

I have written about Roundup many times over the years on the Patch. Here is one of those blogs.