Home » Posts tagged with "International Agency for Research on Cancer"
Monsanto shuns WHO verdict that Roundup 'probably' causes cancer
The active ingredient in the world’s most widely-used Roundup herbicide has been classified as “probably” carcinogenic to humans by a branch of the World Health Organization. The agrochemical giant Monsanto, has immediately rejected the new conclusions.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), in their latest study said that there was “convincing evidence” that glyphosate...
Cancer takes the form of global threat
According to a WHO report, in the next 20 years, the world will see an increase in the number of oncological patients. Over the period between 2014 and 2034 the number of cases each year will increase by 22 million people. Mortality will also increase up to 13 million people a year. Among other things, it is expected that the cost of treatment will increase significantly.
The most common types of...
Global cancer rate to surge 75% by 2030
Poor countries that adopt unhealthy ‘Westernized’ lifestyles are expected to see the greatest rise.
The number of people with cancer is set to surge by more than 75% across the world by 2030, with particularly sharp rises in poor countries as they adopt unhealthy “Westernized” lifestyles, a study said on Friday.
Many developing countries were expected to see a rise in living standards in coming...
Alcohol causes cancer, British scientists reports
At least 13,000 cancers in the UK every year are the result of people’s drinking habits, according to one of the largest studies ever carried out into diet and cancer.
The research, carried out across eight European countries including the UK, has found that thousands of cancers could be prevented if men had the equivalent of no more than two drinks a day and women had no more than one.
Nearly...
Loading ...
