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  1. Scientists have zeroed in on a widely-used weed killer that could be tied to a historic rise in young colon cancer cases. (Credit: Getty Images) mrf.lu/XZFm #cancer #coloncancer #cancerrisks #weedkiller

  2. Johnson's government appointing someone from the tobacco industry as an "independent" scientific advisor in February 2020 is extraordinary: it probably flew under the radar because public health advocates were preoccupied with an emerging pandemic at the time.

    theguardian.com/business/2024/

    #ConflictOfInterest #TobaccoIndustry #ScientificAdvice #SciencePolicy #CancerRisks #Carcinogenicity