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A common weed killer left an epigenetic footprint in early-onset colon cancer

38 points by SilverElfin 6mo ago

SilverElfin 6mo ago
Dow Chemicals created a pesticide called Picloram, that apparently is behind the rise of colorectal cancer in young adults. And it hasn’t been reviewed by the EPA since the 90s but now a new study establishes the link between the pesticide - which is still legal to use - and this cancer epidemic.
- yareally 6mo ago
  Herbicide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picloram https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picloram
CommenterPerson 6mo ago
Scary stuff .. I have seen up close family members undergoing treatment for a different cancer. Believe me, it is harsh, changes the rest of your life for the worse. .. Consider living in a townhouse and never having to handle these toxic chemicals ever. And saving oodles of your time for more fun stuff.
- rythmshifter 6mo ago
  Why a townhouse?
- DerArzt 6mo ago
  Or just don't use pesticides for your residential property.
  - balderdash 6mo ago
    Maybe I’m unique but growing up part of my chores (or punishment) as a kid was weeding - weeding the vegetable garden, weeding flower beds, weeding the stone driveway etc. - we would have never used chemicals around the house or on things you’re going to eat - we were definitely not a super “environmentally conscious” household but that just seemed like common sense…
  - QuantumNoodle 6mo ago
    Right? Grow some wild flowers instead of grass and plant some f*ckin trees. Americans love their yards but dont plant any trees. You know what creates shade? I realized my rant is charged and unhinged. But idc. I hope at least 1 person sees this and pays the $200 to hire someone to plant a young tree in their yard.
keane 6mo ago
Link to the study discussed: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04342-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04342-5
ChrisArchitect 6mo ago
Maybe not exactly the same thing but related: Supreme Court to hear arguments in landmark Roundup weedkiller case https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47923121 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47923121
tempera 6mo ago
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38 points by SilverElfin 6mo ago

Dow Chemicals created a pesticide called Picloram, that apparently is behind the rise of colorectal cancer in young adults. And it hasn’t been reviewed by the EPA since the 90s but now a new study establishes the link between the pesticide - which is still legal to use - and this cancer epidemic.

yareally 6mo ago
Herbicide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picloram https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picloram

CommenterPerson 6mo ago

Scary stuff .. I have seen up close family members undergoing treatment for a different cancer. Believe me, it is harsh, changes the rest of your life for the worse. .. Consider living in a townhouse and never having to handle these toxic chemicals ever. And saving oodles of your time for more fun stuff.

rythmshifter 6mo ago
Why a townhouse?
DerArzt 6mo ago
Or just don't use pesticides for your residential property.
- balderdash 6mo ago
  Maybe I’m unique but growing up part of my chores (or punishment) as a kid was weeding - weeding the vegetable garden, weeding flower beds, weeding the stone driveway etc. - we would have never used chemicals around the house or on things you’re going to eat - we were definitely not a super “environmentally conscious” household but that just seemed like common sense…
- QuantumNoodle 6mo ago
  Right? Grow some wild flowers instead of grass and plant some f*ckin trees. Americans love their yards but dont plant any trees. You know what creates shade? I realized my rant is charged and unhinged. But idc. I hope at least 1 person sees this and pays the $200 to hire someone to plant a young tree in their yard.

keane 6mo ago

Link to the study discussed: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04342-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04342-5

ChrisArchitect 6mo ago

Maybe not exactly the same thing but related: Supreme Court to hear arguments in landmark Roundup weedkiller case https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47923121 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47923121

tempera 6mo ago

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