Emery Ledger

For well over a decade, scientific research has suggested that the use of glyphosate, an herbicide used in weed killers like Roundup, can cause a range of cancers. Some of the cancer glyphosate herbicides have been linked to in various studies include: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Skin Cancer Lung Cancer Brain Cancer Bladder Cancer Of these, the most commonly linked cancer with…

California environmental officials fought for the right of its consumers to know that glyphosate is a carcinogen, in its estimation. In April of 2018, a California court sided with the State of California and its Center for Food Safety in its legal dispute with Monsanto. At issue in the legal battle is glyphosate, which is commonly used as an herbicide…

Since 2015, evidence from the scientific community has increasingly shown that glyphosate, which is commonly found in herbicides like Roundup, causes cancer. Outcry began in earnest after findings from the World Health Organization's (WHO) top cancer research arm that cited glyphosate as a probable carcinogen. This has led to strong disagreement from Monsanto and prominent politicians alike, even as the…

It is difficult for those without cancer to imagine a world where a doctor tells you that you have mere months to live. Even for those who have lost loved ones to cancer, it is a different matter altogether when a terminal cancer diagnosis is your own. One individual who has grappled with the difficulty of a cancer diagnosis is…