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by PatchMonkey 3002 days ago
Roundup causes some serious cancer.

Maybe its not directly toxic like agent orange, but these chemicals are still dangerous.

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This is reminiscent of the "debate" over cellular radiation causing cancer. How much Roundup do I have to drink to increase my cancer risk by a percentage point?
So do potatoes; in fact, the link between cooked potatoes and cancer is far stronger than any documented link for glyphosate.
In March 2015 the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer classified glyphosate as "probably carcinogenic in humans" (category 2A) based on epidemiological studies, animal studies, and in vitro studies.[1]

[1] http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-20...

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/who-iarc...

To say that IARC 2A classification is controversial would be understating.

Controversy != wrong.
It doesn't mean "right" either. Meanwhile, acrylamide is an example of an IARC 2A compound where there's little controversy: it causes stomach cancer and lymphoma. And yet we keep eating potato chips and grilling meat.
Just because we keep doing something does it make it safe?

I’m inclined to agree with the WHO because I can’t see how they could profit from having the results be the way they are, if you believe the conspiracy theories. The old adage, “follow the money” still holds true; so if there is a conspiracy where is the money for calling RoundUp harmful?

That Reuters article is loaded with conspiracy. No actual evidence of wrongdoing, unless I just missed it.

Honest question: If glycosate is safe couldn’t you drink it? Why then did this Monsanto lobbyist refuse to drink it? Honest question. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ovKw6YjqSfM

I have never heard that cooked potatoes cause cancer. Do you mean fried / browned potatoes (acrylamide)?