See every side of every news story
Get Started
SubscribeLogin
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Tariffs
Liberation Day
Stock Markets
Social Media
Trade War
Natural Disasters
Donald Trump
US Economy
Recession
Artificial Intelligence
Trade
Baseball
Published • loading... • Updated

Chlordecone’s Toxic Legacy Fuels Cancer Crisis in Caribbean - The Caribbean Camera

Summary by thecaribbeancamera.com
Tiburce Cleon In the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, the fight against prostate cancer is particularly fierce, with the islands having some of the highest rates of the disease in the world. For many local men, the cause of this surge in cancer cases is deeply tied to their work on banana plantations, where they were exposed to chlordecone, a toxic pesticide used extensively between 1972 and 1993. This chemical, designed to protec…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

1 Articles

All
Left
Center
Right
thecaribbeancamera.comthecaribbeancamera.com

Chlordecone’s Toxic Legacy Fuels Cancer Crisis in Caribbean - The Caribbean Camera

Tiburce Cleon In the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, the fight against prostate cancer is particularly fierce, with the islands having some of the highest rates of the disease in the world. For many local men, the cause of this surge in cancer cases is deeply tied to their work on banana plantations, where they were exposed to chlordecone, a toxic pesticide used extensively between 1972 and 1993. This chemical, designed to protec…

Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

thecaribbeancamera.com broke the news in on Sunday, March 30, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)
Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Similar News Topics

France

France

You have read out of your 5 free daily articles.

Join us as a member to unlock exclusive access to diverse content.

News
For You
SearchBlindspotLocal