- Agricultural pesticide use in the U.S. is linked to various cancers as strongly as smoking cigarettes, a new population-based study shows.
- The study analyzed local records throughout the country to make the first national map of cancer risks associated with pesticide use.
- The authors note that as potentially toxic as individual pesticides may be, most often they are deployed in combination, and the study’s findings document the resulting enhanced risks of cancer.
- Given the importance of food…
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