Textbox: Pesticides and cancer in conventionally-grown versus organic food

Abstract

Scientific publications have proven the links between pesticides in food and cancer prevalence. Conventionally-grown foods are often high in pesticides as compared to their organic counterparts. Pesticides are not only dangerous for the environment, but also for public health. One of the most dangerous diseases induced by pesticides are various types of cancers, such as: Bladder cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, eye cancer, gallbladder cancer, kidney or renal cancer, larynx cancer, leukemia, lip cancer, liver or hepatic cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma, melanoma, mouth cancer, multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, oesophageal cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, stomach cancer, sinonasal cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid cancer, and uterine cancer.