On July 13, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - a branch of WHO - duly did so, upgrading aspartame from a category Three to a category 2B cancer risk. There are four carcinogen rankings: Group One (tobacco smoking, UV radiation, and other things known to cause cancer); 2A (red meat consumption, night-shift working, and other things which "probably" increase cancer risk); 2B (things which "possibly" cause cancer), and Three (unknown cancer risk). It is also worth noting that the increased risk only translated into an extra three cancer cases per 10,000 adults over an eight year period. An estimated 86% of lung cancer deaths and 72% of lung cancer cases in the UK are linked to smoking. "Cigarettes are known to cause lung cancer.

Source: The Star July 22, 2023 21:56 UTC