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Topic: Carcinogens

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8 newly-flagged carcinogens: report

Joseph Winters - Grist
FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2010 file photo, steaks and other beef products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in McLean, Va. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Should I eat red meat?

Scott Lear - The Conversation
Containers of Roundup a weed killer is seen on a shelf at a hardware store in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. A battle over the main ingredient in Roundup, the popular weed killer sprayed by farmers and home gardeners worldwide, is coming to a head in California, where officials want to be the first to label the chemical, glyphosate, with warnings that it could cause cancer. Chemical giant Monsanto has sued the nation's leading agricultural producer, saying state officials illegally based their decision for warning labels on an international health organization. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) (AP)

Does Monsanto’s Roundup cause cancer?

Richard G. “Bugs” Stevens - The Conversation
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Study: Flying may be bad for your health

Nicole Karlis
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Another problem with China’s coal

Noelle Eckley Selin, Sae Yun Kwon - The Conversation
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The microplastics in your bottled water

Nicole Karlis
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Why you should be afraid of Teflon

Keith A. Spencer
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First-world cancer

Chelsey Kivland - The Conversation
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Monsanto's herbicide hypocrisy

Joanna Rothkopf
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Soda's deadly science

Joanna Rothkopf
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Life in America's cancer lands

Rene Steinke
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