Tag: Cancer

Belgian “Société Scientifique de Médecine Générale” speaks up against the inaction of politicians on pesticides

15 May 2025

Belgian Société Scientifique de Médecine Générale (SSMG) has loudly criticised the lack of political will to reduce the use of pesticides in the country, despite extensive sci...

Tags: Cancer, paediatricians, Pesticides

Petition to ban aspartame hits 230,000 signatures

11 Feb 2025

Aspartame (E951) is an additive used by the food industry as a sweetener in foods and drinks, to replace sugar. It is often falsely claimed to have a lower or neutral impact on obe...

Tags: aspartane, Cancer, sweetened beverages

Italian institute calls for highest cancer risk profile for acrylamide

13 Jan 2025

A working group on cancer linked to the Ramazzini Institute in Bologna spotted the need to move acrylamide to the top risk profile for carcinogens, from probable carcinogen to know...

Tags: Acrylamide, Cancer, IARC

Italian institute calls for highest cancer risk classification for acrylamide

13 Jan 2025

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Tags: Acrylamide, Cancer, category 1

Colorectal cancer increasing in younger population, according to The Lancet

12 Dec 2024

Colorectal cancer incidence is increasing among younger adults below 50 years in high-income western countries in contrast with the older population, a study published in The ...

Tags: Cancer, NCDs, ultra-processed foods

New Anses opinion confirms link between nitrite consumption and cancer

12 Jul 2022

In a highly anticipated opinion published on July 12, 2022, the French national agency for food safety (Agence nationale de sécurité alimentaire – Anses) confirms for the f...

Tags: ANSES, Cancer, Food Additives, nitrates, nitrites

Acrylamide: A new study reveals the probability of carcinogenic exposure in baby foods

29 Mar 2022

Acrylamide is a heated-induced toxicant generated by a chemical reaction that reduces sugar and amino acids present in foods. Most industrial and cooking methods induce the formati...

Tags: Acrylamide, Cancer, Children, Consumers, European Commission

Joint Letter to MEPs calling for a cross-party consensus on the #BECA report in the plenary vote

04 Feb 2022

SAFE and other 11 organizations (Association of European Cancer Leagues, European Alcohol Policy Alliance, European Chronic Disease Alliance, European Institute of Women’s Health...

Tags: Cancer, Joint letter, MEPs, Prevention

Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) adopts its INI report on strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer

15 Dec 2021

On December 9th, 2021, the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) adopted its INI report on how to strengthen the EU’s role in fighting cancer. The re...

Tags: BECA, Cancer, European Parliament, Healthy diet, noncommunicable diseases

New study finding association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and cancer risk

13 Feb 2019

A large prospective study from NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort further showed a correlation between ultra-processed foods and cancer. A 10% increase in the intake of ultra-pro...

Tags: Cancer, Healthy diet, Nutrition