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Vietnam war and the current, ongoing
D.U . induced "Gulf
War (and Balkans) Syndrome scandals, the bourgeois media
and the trendy
psuedo left, middle class "activists" in a few
years will all be decrying
the cancer
and birth defects rates of poor U.S military personal who are dumping this
stuff on the
people of Columbia.
Of course like these previous U.S. chemical war
crimes, not one word will be mentioned
about the civilians whom this stuff is being used
against and will have to live in an
environment contaminated with this poison for
generations to come!
mart
----- Original Message -----
From: John Roberts
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 8:21 PM
Subject: Fw: "New Study Links Monsanto's Roundup to
Cancer" ----- Original Message -----
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Subject: [MLNews!*2002] "New Study Links Monsanto's Roundup to
Cancer" "New Study Links Monsanto's Roundup to Cancer" http://www.biotech-info.net/glyphosate_cancer.html Genetic Concern June 1999 A recent study by eminent oncologists Dr. Lennart Hardell and Dr. Mikael Eriksson of Sweden [1], has revealed clear links
between one of the world's biggest selling herbicide,
glyphosate,
to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of cancer [2].
In the study published in the 15 March 1999 Journal of American Cancer Society, the researchers also maintain that exposure to
glyphosate 'yielded increased risks for NHL.' They stress that
with the rapidly increasing use of glyphosate since the time the
study was carried out, 'glyphosate deserves further epidemiologic
studies.'
Glyphosate, commonly known as Roundup, is the world's most widely used herbicide. It is estimated that for 1998, over a 112,000
tonnes of glyphosate was used world-wide. It indiscriminately kills
off a wide variety of weeds after application and is primarily used
to control annual and perennial plants.
71% of genetically engineered crops planted in 1998 are designed to be resistant to herbicides such as glyphosate, marketed by Monsanto
as Roundup.
Companies developing herbicide resistant crops are also increasing their production capacity for the herbicides such as glyphosate,
and also requesting permits for higher residues of these chemicals
in genetically engineered food. For example, Monsanto have already
received permits for a threefold increase in herbicide residues on genetically
engineered soybeans in Europe and the U.S., up from 6
parts per million (PPM) to 20 PPM.
According to Sadhbh O' Neill of Genetic Concern, 'this study reinforces concerns by environmentalists and health professionals
that far from reducing herbicide use, glyphosate resistant crops
may result in increased residues to which we as consumers will be
exposed in our food.'
'Increased residues of glyphosate and its metabolites are already on sale via genetically engineered soya, common in processed
foods.
However no studies of the effects of GE soya sprayed with Roundup
on health have been carried out either on animals or humans to date,'
she continued.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics from 1997 show that expanded plantings of Roundup Ready
soybeans
(i.e. soybeans genetically engineered to be tolerant to the
herbicide) resulted in a 72% increase in the use of
glyphosate.
According to the Pesticides Action Network, scientists
estimate
that plants genetically engineered to be herbicide resistant will
actually triple the amount of herbicides used. Farmers, knowing that their crop can tolerate or resist being killed off by the
herbicides, will tend to use them more liberally.
O' Neill concluded: 'The EPA when authorising Monsanto's field trials for Roundup-ready sugar beet did not consider the issue
of glyphosate. They considered this to be the remit of the
Pesticides Control Service of the Department of Agriculture.
Thus nobody has included the effects of increasing the use of
glyphosate in the risk/benefit analysis carried out. It is yet
another example of how regulatory authorities supposedly
protecting
public health have failed to implement the 'precautionary principle'
with respect to GMOs.'
Further information: Sadhbh O' Neill at 01-4760360 or 087-2258599 or (home) 01-6774052 Notes Lennart Hardell, M.D., PhD. Department of Oncology, Orebro Medical Centre, Orebro, Sweden and Miikael Eriksson, M.D., PhD, Department of
Oncology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, 'A Case-Control Study of
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Exposure to Pesticides', Cancer, March 15,
1999/ Volume 85/ Number 6.
The findings are based on a population-based case-control study conducted in Sweden between 1987 - 1990. The necessary data was
ascertained by a series of comprehensive questionnaires and
follow-up telephone interviews. Dr. Hardell and Dr. Eriksson found
that 'exposure to herbicides and fungicides resulted in significantly
increased risks for NHL'.
Lymphoma is a form of cancer that afflicts the lymphatic system. It can occur at virtually any part of the body but the initial
symptoms are usually seen as swellings around the lymph nodes at
the base of the neck. There are basically two main kinds of lymphoma,
i.e. Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The incidence of NHL has increased rapidly in most Western countries over the last few decades. According to the American Cancer Society,
there has been an alarming 80% increase in incidences of NHL since
the early 1970's.
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