Study finds no link between glyphosate use and cancer
A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that there are no associations between glyphosate use and overall cancer risk or with total lymphohematopoietic cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and multiple myeloma.
A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that there are no associations between glyphosate use and overall cancer risk or with total lymphohematopoietic cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and multiple myeloma. The large, prospective cohort study was conducted among agricultural workers, farmers, and their families in Iowa and North Carolina. It is a part of the Agricultural Health Study (AHS), a large and important project that tracks the health of agricultural workers and their families.
Led by Laura Beane Freeman, AHS principal investigator, the researchers found that among 54,251 applicators studied, 44,932 (82.8%) used glyphosate. “Glyphosate was not statistically significantly associated with cancer at any site,” the study said. However, among applicators in the highest exposure quartile, there was an increased risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) compared with never users, though this association was not statistically significant.
The researchers concluded that “no association was apparent between glyphosate and any solid tumors or lymphoid malignancies overall, including NHL and its subtypes. There was some evidence of increased risk of AML among the highest exposed group that requires confirmation.”