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It seems to me that the companies producing these chemicals have a very strong vested interest in _proving_ that there is no connection between the chemicals they produce and any kind of serious health effects.

On the other hand, there are many published studies that strongly support negative health effects:

> The team determined that exposure to glyphosate may increase the risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by as much as 41 percent [0]

[0] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190214093359.h...



Increased risk by as much as 41 percent... Okay, most risk of developing cancer is pretty low.

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-basics/lifetime-probabi...

So, I found Hodgkin lymphoma at 2.43%. Increased by 41%, 2.43% * 1.41 = 3.43%. Now any increase in cancer risk is alarming, but this is a small increase. More important question would be. How many people are getting increased exposure to glyphosate? If it's only 1000 people annually, then it looks like ten more people gets cancer. If it's a global exposure, then yes, we have a big problem.

Edited to correct math mistakes, thanks tomsmeding


It's 41% increase, not 4% increase.




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