Hopefully, everyone is aware that “Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma” is nothing but the scientific term used to define blood cancer that is related with exposure to cancer-causing chemicals, like benzene, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and Roundup (glyphosate).
Roundup weed killer alone has become one that is responsible for causing lethal disease in its users, as explained by Monsanto roundup attorneys who have filed claims for those who have become cancer patient because of this deadly weed killer.
As per the annual surveys, every year, around 70,000 people alone in the United States are detected with this cancer, and numerous cases are caused by carcinogens.
Now, that is a huge number. From the stats, you can imagine that you don’t have a count on the fingers of the people suffering from this cancer all around the world.
Time to explain you about Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in detail:
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer which gradually but directly affects lymphocytes (white blood cells) that are a vital part of the immune system.
Since lymphocytes circulate all over of the body, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma can happen approximately anywhere in the body.
Though, it generally grows in the lymph nodes that are the multitudes of tissue which are the stored lymphocytes and remove injurious bacteria from the body.
Roundup and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
The weed-killer Roundup (glyphosate) was manufactured by Monsanto in 1974.
It gained immense popularity in the mid-1990s when Monsanto genetically-engineered “Roundup Ready” crops made farmers to spray glyphosate over entire fields.
Nowadays, Roundup is squirted on nearly every acre of corn, cotton, and soybeans grown in the United States, as mentioned in the Monsanto roundup cancer lawsuit claims filed against the roundup makers, here is the official website link from where you can fetch all the related details: http://www.monsantosrounduplawsuit.com/roundup-cancer-study/.
Later in March 2015, the cancer-research agency “WHO” or World Health Organization openly professed Roundup as a “probable human carcinogen.”
All the evidences submitted in the court comprises with the convincing studies that Roundup causes cancer in rats and mice.
In humans, studies have found that Roundup damages DNA. You can also go through this web link to satisfy your doubts if you have any.
Ever since 2001, three large studies have linked Roundup exposure with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. These studies include:
International Journal of Cancer published a study in October 2008 by Swedish researchers who found a doubled increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among men who were exposed to Roundup.