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Deadly cancers linked to Roundup herbicide chemicals

Roundup is a toxic herbicide linked to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a type of cancer. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma after being exposed to Roundup, you may be eligible for compensation.

Roundup lawsuits are currently being filed against the manufacturer, Monsanto. These lawsuits allege that Monsanto knew about the risks of using Roundup but failed to warn consumers. 

What is RoundUp?

Since its creation in 1974, Roundup has been the world’s most widely used herbicide. It is a glyphosate-based weedkiller, meaning it kills plants by interrupting their growth cycle. Glyphosate was originally designed as a chelator, or plant nutrient, but was found to be an effective herbicide.

Anyone using this product is at risk, of course. However, landscapers, gardeners, groundskeepers, and farmers are most likely to be exposed to herbicides.

Is RoundUp herbicide toxic?

In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a part of the World Health Organization, classified glyphosate as a “probable human carcinogen.” This classification was based on studies that found an increased risk of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in people exposed to glyphosate.

Monsanto and Bayer, the current manufacturer of Roundup, are facing lawsuits from people who allege that exposure to Roundup caused them or their loved ones to develop Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma after using Roundup, you may be entitled to compensation.

Cancer-Causing Effects from Recalled Phillips Machines

Along with the Philips recall notification, the FDA also shared reported symptoms and the potential unintentional side effects for patients using these Bi-Level PAP (bi-level positive airway pressure) machines and CPAP devices in the FDA’s safety communication. Below, we compiled available information on the more frequently seen symptoms associated with these recalls.

The status of RoundUp Lawsuits

Bayer/Monsanto, reached an agreement of roughly $11 billion with most plaintiffs. The majority of filed Roundup lawsuits have now been settled (80%). In 2021 and 2022, a number of Non-Hodgkin’s Lyphoma patients received settlement payouts.

Many others will get their Roundup compensation funds throughout the year as their lawsuit is resolved

In May 2022, the Biden administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to accept Bayer’s appeal that argued every Roundup lawsuit should be dismissed because it is preempted by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

Are new lawsuits for RoundUp still being filed?

Even though most claimants have already received or will receive their compensation payments, the Monsanto Roundup MDL class action suit continues. This is the same multi-district litigation that was established in October 2016, when a federal judicial panel formed a new Multi-District Litigation (MDL) for the Roundup cases (the “Roundup MDLG”).

The Roundup MDL made it simpler for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma cancer victims to file glyphosate-related claims and participate in future settlements, which is precisely what occurred.

According To Monsanto, glyphosate is non-toxic for people and animals. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains that glyphosate is safe if used correctly.

However, no clear definition of this term is supplied by the EPA. Agent Orange, on the other hand, was determined to be safe to spray under specific parameters and subsequently turned out to be harmful as we’ve now seen thousands of Vietnam veterans struggling with horrifying diseases.

Do you know who created Agent Orange? Monsanto did.

Common RoundUp Herbicide Lawsuit Questions

Yes, RoundUp is still being sold in stores. You could walk to your favorite home goods retailer and most likely find it. According tot he EPA, apparently there are no risks to glyphosate use if applied “safely”.

Paraquat is another herbicide that has been linked to debilitating medical conditions, specifically Parkinson’s Disease. Like glyphosate, Paraquat is a chelator that kills plants by interrupting their growth cycle. Paraquat is also used in agriculture, forestry, and landscaping.

Cancer is the most serious adverse effect of glyphosate exposure, including non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), leukemia, and B-cell lymphoma (mantle cell lymphoma or MCL).

Workers who cultivate crops are considered the most vulnerable to NHL, a malignancy that may originate in any variety of body systems from white blood cells to the immune system.

Monsanto has developed the herbicide not just to remove unwanted plants, but also to create crops that are resistant to pesticides, allowing farmers to apply RoundUp on their crops without harming the food crops being grown for human consumption. Corn and sugarbeets were the first Roundup Ready© soybeans and canola in the 1990s, with corn and sugarbeets soon after.

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma incidence has increased by 80% in the United States since the early 1970s when glyphosate was first marketed. Worse, the weeds that were being destroyed by glyphosate are now becoming resistant.

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