Category: Toxic Chemical Exposure
Ultra-Low Doses of Roundup Cause Liver Damage in Rat Study
The first study to ever link "real world" exposure to Roundup with a serious disease has found that rats developed liver damage after drinking ultra-low doses of the weed-killer for two years.
Monsanto Faces Nearly 50 Roundup Lymphoma Lawsuits
Monsanto is facing nearly 50 lawsuits nationwide from people who were diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using the weed-killer Roundup.
Roundup Primary CNS Lymphoma
Recent studies of farm-workers who were exposed to Roundup found higher rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. One rare subtype is a fast-growing brain cancer known as Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma.
Roundup Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL)
Mantle Cell Lymphoma is type of cancer that is associated with exposure to Roundup, a weed-killer made by Monsanto that contains several toxic chemicals.
Roundup Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Lawsuits have been filed by farm-workers who were exposed to Roundup weed-killer and developed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. This blood cancer is not usually curable, but people often survive for many years without symptoms.
Roundup Anaplastic T-Cell Lymphoma
Monsanto aggressively defends the safety of Roundup, but a growing number of lawsuits have been filed by people who say it causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma. One rare subtype is Anaplastic T-Cell Lymphoma.
Roundup Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Roundup is a weed and grass killer that has been associated with higher rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. About 4% of people with this cancer develop Cutaneous T-Cell lymphoma.
Roundup Follicular Lymphoma
Roundup is an herbicide that is associated with higher rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in studies of farm-workers. About 20-30% of victims develop follicular lymphoma, a slow-growing cancer.
Roundup Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
The World Health Organization warns that exposure to the weed-killer Roundup is probably a risk-factor for cancer. Monsanto, the manufacturer of Roundup, is facing a growing number of lawsuits for downplaying the risk of lymphoma.
Roundup Lawsuits Centralized in Northern California MDL
A panel of federal judges has centralized dozens of Roundup lawsuits in a Multi-District Litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.