Altogether, 22 pesticides had associations with upped prostate cancer risk, although the study could not prove cause-and-effect. Three of the pesticides had already been linked previously to the cancer, including 2-4-D, a commonly used pesticide in the United States.

Researchers have identified 22 pesticides consistently associated with the incidence of prostate cancer in the United States, with four of the pesticides also linked with prostate cancer mortality. The findings are published in Cancer.

Some pesticides are associated with increased prostate cancer incidence and mortality, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in Cancer. Simon John Christoph Soerensen, M.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California,

Sir Chris Hoy has spoken out about his terminal cancer diagnosis, saying he had “no symptoms, no warnings, nothing. All I had was a pain in my shoulder and a little bit of pain in my ribs.” Since the Olympian first revealed his diagnosis just over two weeks ago,

Sir Chris Hoy has also called for the NHS screening age for prostate cancer to be lowered, saying the move could save "millions of lives."