Roundup for weeds and cancer
Bayer makes the glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup, and has faced lawsuits nationwide from individuals claiming the company failed to warn consumers of the potential health risks of the weedkiller…
Roundup has received significant scrutiny over health claims and its link to the development of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. About 165,000 cancer claims have been brought in the United States against Bayer over exposure to the weedkiller, according to reporting by Reuters.
Iowa has the fastest-growing rate of new cancers in the nation and the second highest cancer rate overall. Physicians and public health professionals have said it’s time to look more closely at how Iowa’s agriculture might be contributing.
