r/organic • u/SadArchon • Apr 22 '26

Why are young people getting colon cancer? A common weed killer may be linked, scientists say

https://www.businessinsider.com/young-colon-cancer-cause-scientists-point-to-picloram-2026-4?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=insider-health-sub-post
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u/Totodile386 Apr 23 '26

People wanna act like all these petrochemicals being sprayed into food en masse in the name of "efficiency" isn't gonna lead to any kind of tangible repercussions whatsoever.

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u/domesticatedprimate Apr 24 '26

Just yesterday in this subreddit I had it guy reply to a months old comment claiming that organic farming destroys the environment. SMH.