Four plaintiffs claimed that Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller caused injuries, including cancer, and a Missouri jury awarded them $1.56 billion. This decision might increase investor pressure on the German pharmaceutical and agricultural chemicals corporation to alter its legal approach.
Read More Bayer To Pay $1.56B In Most Recent Trial Over Roundup Weedkiller Causing Cancer, Other Injuries
Youth deaths by cancer in the United States have gone down by roughly 24% in the last two decades.
Read More Child And Teen Cancer Death Rates Down 24% In Last 2 Decades
A state appeals court in New Jersey has tossed out a $223.8 million ruling against Johnson & Johnson regarding its talc powder products, stating that a lower court judge should not have allowed particular scientific testimony to be heard by jurors.
Read More Court Tosses $223.8M Ruling Against Johnson & Johnson In Talc Cancer Case
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher, Tim Wakefield, has died of brain cancer at age 57.
Read More Former Red Sox Pitcher Tim Wakefield Dies At 57
According to research that was published on Tuesday, red meat, salt, and alcohol are some of the factors being blamed for the ongoing rise in cancer diagnoses among those under 50.
Read More Cancer In People Under 50 Surges By At Least 79%, Researchers Blame Alcohol And Meat
Steve Scalise, the Republican House majority leader from Louisiana, revealed on Tuesday that he is undergoing blood cancer treatment.
Read More House Majority Leader Steve Scalise Says He Is Being Treated For Blood Cancer