Scientists at the National Cancer Institute found that among the more than 54,000 farmers and insecticide applicators they followed for six years, those with the highest chlorpyrifos exposure had twice the risk of developing lung cancer as did those who did not work with the pesticide.

The team from Wales College of Medicine at Cardiff University say this could provide a more ethically acceptable way of creating ’embryonic’ stem cells.

Le nombre de cancers augmente depuis 30 ans chez les enfants (de 0 à 14 ans) et les adolescents (jusqu’à 19 ans) en Europe de l’Est et de l’Ouest, selon une vaste étude publiée aujourd’hui dans la revue médicale The Lancet.