Cancer risk doubles for Iowa, NC pesticide applicators who used carbaryl, study finds

Cancer risk doubles for Iowa, NC pesticide applicators who used carbaryl, study finds

Pesticide applicators in North Carolina and Iowa who sprayed the insecticide carbaryl often during their career have a higher risk of getting stomach, esophageal, tongue and prostate cancers, according to new research led by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).  The research is the first to link the pesticide to stomach cancer, but it builds on many previous studies that have found carbaryl — often marketed under the brand Sevin — increases risk…