“If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and has used Round Up, you may be entitled to significant compensation!” says a perky non-attorney spokesperson. The barrage of commercials has successfully linked a disease with a product, in our minds.

So, full disclosure: I sell Roundup, I handle it, I use it, I have a jug in my shed. Can I blame the blue jug?

First, cancer has been around far longer than all pesticides. Roundup has only been in existence since the 1970’s. So, let’s ask medical professionals about the cause of this cancer.

“The exact cause of NHL is not known but there are risk factors that may increase a person likelihood of developing this disease.” Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

This predominantly older, white men disease happens more often if you are: Obese, are genetically inclined, have autoimmune disease, AIDS, or organ transplant recipient. Exposure to certain viruses and bacteria are associated with NHL. And “A number of environmental and occupational factors have also been associated with NHL.” Like farming and exposure to certain pesticides. “The number of lymphoma cases caused by such exposures has not been determined.”

And, from the American Cancer Society: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/causes-risks-prevention/what-causes.html

Click on the link below for an article I wrote last year about the long list of possible and probable carcinogens. Have you ever breathed gasoline fumes, diesel exhaust, paint fumes, cigarette smoke, or sawdust? Please don’t tell me you have ever eaten red meat or drunk alcohol…

https://cardboardpalm.org/category/round-up/

Cancer causes are muddy waters. But cancer cures are the clear waters I am wading through now.