Insights and Stories on Cancer

Review of red meat’s risks spurs scientific food fight

Sep. 30, 2019 at 5:34 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Cutting back on red and processed meat brings few if any health benefits, according to a review of studies involving millions of people, a finding that contradicts dietary advice of leading international agencies and raised immediate objections from many health experts. Most people can continue to […]

Bayer mediator dismisses report of Roundup settlement

Aug. 11, 2019 at 12:22 am CDT

By jonathan-stempel Ludwig Burger

U.S. judge cuts $2 billion Roundup verdict against Bayer to $86 million

Jul. 26, 2019 at 11:33 am CDT

By Tina Bellon

Juror urges judge to uphold US$80M Roundup verdict

Jul. 9, 2019 at 1:41 am CDT

By Tina Bellon

Judge to slash US$80 million Roundup jury verdict

Jul. 2, 2019 at 9:22 pm CDT

By Tina Bellon

Glyphosate not a carcinogen, U.S. EPA reiterates

May. 1, 2019 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Tuesday that glyphosate, a chemical in many popular weed killers, is not a carcinogen, contradicting decisions by U.S. juries that found it caused cancer in people. The EPA’s announcement reaffirms its earlier findings about the safety of glyphosate, […]

By Tom Polansek

Bayer shareholders vent ire over Monsanto-linked stock rout

Apr. 26, 2019 at 3:29 pm CDT

Bonn | Reuters — Bayer shareholders vented their anger over its stock price slump on Friday as litigation risks mount from the German drugmaker’s US$63 billion takeover of seed and chemical firm Monsanto. Several large investors said they will not support aspirin invesotr Bayer’s management in a key vote scheduled […]

By Ludwig Burger Patricia Weiss

U.S. criticizes Vietnam ban of glyphosate imports

Apr. 11, 2019 at 9:12 pm CDT

Chicago/Hanoi | Reuters — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Thursday criticized Vietnam’s move to ban imports of glyphosate-based herbicides, saying the decision would have “devastating impacts on global agricultural production.” Vietnam’s government said in a statement that the toxic level of herbicides containing glyphosate had long been of […]

By Khanh Vu Tom Polansek

U.S. jury says Bayer must pay $80 million to man in Roundup cancer trial

Mar. 28, 2019 at 4:04 pm CDT

San Francisco/New York | Reuters –– A U.S. jury on Wednesday awarded US$80 million to a man who claimed his use of Bayer’s glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup caused his cancer, in the latest legal setback for the company facing thousands of similar lawsuits. The jury in San Francisco federal court said […]

By Alexandria Sage Tina Bellon

Second U.S. jury finds Bayer’s Roundup caused cancer

Mar. 19, 2019 at 4:47 pm CDT

Reuters — A U.S. jury on Tuesday found Bayer’s glyphosate-based Roundup herbicide caused cancer, a blow to the company eight months after another jury issued a US$289 million verdict over similar claims in a different case. Tuesday’s unanimous jury decision in San Francisco federal court, which came after five days […]

By Jim Christie Tina Bellon