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Study finds just one drink per day could raise risk of disease with impacts extending far beyond liver cancer

The Guardian - US

Higher Nitrite Intake Was Linked to Colorectal Cancer in Men Over Twenty Years of Swedish Data

A 20-year study of 82,009 Swedish adults linked higher dietary nitrite intake to colorectal cancer in men but found no association in women.

Medical Daily

Senate Committee Rejects Amendment That Would Have Expanded Pesticide Liability Nationwide

Senate Agriculture Committee Republicans voted down an amendment restoring failure-to-warn lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers.

Medical Daily

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6 Common Stomach Cancer Risk Factors Found in Indian Kitchens and Daily Habits

The Salt in Your AchaarSalt is the oldest preservative in the Indian pantry, and achaar, papad, and salted dried fish are eaten across every region without a second thought. The problem is volume. A 2019 review published in the International Journal of Cancer found that high dietary salt intake is…

Times Life

Sunbeds should be banned in the UK to cut skin cancer rates, experts say

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation from sunbeds was confirmed to be carcinogenic to humans in 2009 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

The Independent UK

A mobile app told me my kids’ food isn’t healthy – now I’m emptying out my kitchen cabinets

IN FOCUS : The Yuka app allows you to scan items in your home to see what they contain – and the risks they pose to you and your family. It sent me into a panic, writes Charlotte Cripps, but some experts remain unconvinced

The Independent UK

Breast cancer cases and deaths set to rise dramatically by 2050, data suggests

The International Agency for Research on Cancer said one in 20 women globally will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.

Evening Standard

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Federal Court finds insufficient evidence Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. What does the science say?

A major Federal Court class action has been dismissed this week after Justice Michael Lee ruled there was not enough evidence to prove the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.

The Conversation

Cancer deaths in India alarming despite lower early diagnosis rates

Recent data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reveals a striking contrast in cancer risk between India and developed nations like the US and Canada. While the risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 is significantly lower in India at 10.6%, compared to 34.3% in…

The Times of India

Aspartame: popular sweetener could be classified as a possible carcinogen by WHO – but there's no cause for panic

According to reports, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization (WHO), is set to declare the artificial sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”.

The Conversation

All things more cancerous than Diet Coke - from night shifts to hot drinks

Diet Coke drinkers were shocked to hear that aspartame, an ingredient found in many sugar-free drinks, among other things, is going to be added to a list of things the International Agency for Research on Cancer seems as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans'

Daily Mirror

The foods with aspartame we buy in the UK all the time

It's reported that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) will make an announcement next month which could see the sweetener classified as 'possibly carcinogenic'

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