A link has been discovered between cancer and an environmental crisis that President Donald Trump has previously labeled an ‘expensive hoax’.

We are, of course, talking about global warming, which the 78-year-old having described as ‘nonexistent’ and ‘mythical’ during his first term in office, with him even withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement.

For those unaware, the Paris Agreement is an international treaty which sees countries pledge to tackle climate change, which UNILAD has previously explained.

On Trump’s first day back in the Oval Office for his second term in January, he signed an executive order titled ‘Putting America first in international environmental agreements’. The motion will see the US withdraw from the agreement, which will take effect later this year, on November 4.

But exactly how is climate change, which has been scientifically proven, linked to cancer?

President Donald Trump pictured in 2017 announcing his decision to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Researchers in Egypt analyzed the rates in which women in 17 Middle Eastern and North African countries have developed cervical, uterine, ovarian and breast cancers, comparing the figures to the rising temperatures.

Shockingly, they found that for every 1.8°F [1°C] that temperatures increased, up to 280 more cases were reported per 100,000 women.

Out of the four types of cancer, increases in ovarian cancer rose the sharpest – at 280 – while breast cancer increased the least – although it still recorded 173 more cases per 100,000 people.

“As temperatures rise, cancer mortality among women also rises – particularly for ovarian and breast cancers,” first author of the paper, Dr Wafa Abuelkheir Mataria of the American University in Cairo, told Frontiers.

“Although the increases per degree of temperature rise are modest, their cumulative public health impact is substantial.”

The study analyzing women in 17 Middle Eastern and North African countries detailed how breast, cervical, ovarian and uterine cancer was on the rise (Getty Stock Image)

Fatalities from the cancers almost double per each 1.8°F [1°C] temperature rise, from 171 deaths per 100,000 people, to 332.

The sharpest rise in mortalities was those with ovarian cancer – at 332 – with cervical cancer rising to 171 fatalities per 100,000 people.

Co-author Dr Sungsoo Chun, also of American University, theorised: “Temperature rise likely acts through multiple pathways. It increases exposure to known carcinogens, disrupts healthcare delivery, and may even influence biological processes at the cellular level.

“Together, these mechanisms could elevate cancer risk over time.”

As Chun mentioned, despite the observation, they have been unable to prove that climate change has caused the increase.

Flood debris covers Horseshoe Beach following the aftermath of torrential rain in New South Wales, Australia, last week – which was caused by climate change (Roni Bintang/Getty Images)

Instead, they believe that due to global warming, there has been an increase in carcinogens in the air due to wildfires and hurricanes – which occur more frequently due to climate change.

Due to these extreme weather events, the researchers believe that it could have a knock-on effect on women attending screenings and cancer treatment, which may cause an increase in deaths.

Chun added: “Women are physiologically more vulnerable to climate-related health risks, particularly during pregnancy.

“This is compounded by inequalities that limit access to healthcare. Marginalized women face a multiplied risk because they are more exposed to environmental hazards and less able to access early screening and treatment services.”

If you’ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence, contact the American Cancer Society on 1-800-227-2345 or via their live chat feature, available 24/7 every day of the year.

Experts have issued a warning about a common practice many will partake in every day that has been linked to deadly liver injuries in the US.

To put it simply, the liver plays a crucial role in the function of the human body and is responsible for assisting more than 500 activities, including filtering harmful substances from the blood.

Some livers metabolize toxins more slowly than others, meaning some drugs can overwhelm and cause harm to even the healthiest of livers out there.

But what about supplements? They’re something lots of us take everyday, thinking it’s good for our health and overall wellbeing.

Well, experts may say otherwise.

Liver damage can happen to the healthiest of people (Getty Stock Photo)

Medics are warning that herbal and dietary supplements could be causing liver damage, with a 2017 study finding 20 percent of liver toxicity cases nationwide are linked to herbal and dietary supplements.

Meanwhile, according to a 2022 study in the journal Liver Transplantation, from 1995 to 2020, supplement-related liver failure which put patients on the donor waiting list increased by eight times.

Robert Grafton was a regular taker of such supplements, but things changed when he reported dark urine and itching one weekend and recognised the symptoms of liver failure.

Grafton told NBC: “I stopped taking everything, thank goodness. If I hadn’t known, if I was not in the medical field, I might have thought, ‘Oh, I think I’m getting sick. I need to take some more of these supplements to help me feel better.’

“My liver enzymes were super elevated, my bilirubin was really high — all the signs of liver failure. I pretty much broke down, my wife as well. I was, at that point, thinking it was liver cancer, pancreatic cancer or something.”

After many sleepless nights, Grafton was told by doctors he had a ‘drug-induced liver injury’, which had been brought on by the supplements.

Dr. Dina Halegoua-De Marzio, who treated Grafton during his time of need, has since issued a warning about these supplements.

Experts have issued a waring about supplements (Getty Stock Photo)

“I think people assume these things are safe,” the health expert said. “The No. 1 reason we see people taking these are for good health or to supplement their health, and so I don’t think that they realize that there is a real risk here.”

It’s important to note the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not monitor supplement safety before they are put on store shelves, so it’s important you know the risks.

In a statement provided to NBC News, the FDA warned: “Dietary supplements may contain ingredients that can have strong effects in the body, even if the ingredients are natural or plant-derived.

“Adverse events are more likely to occur if consumers take supplements in high doses, take multiple supplements or take supplements instead of or in addition to medications.”

The US government has warned citizens ‘against travel’ to a major tourist destination ‘for any reason’.

The US Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela released an urgent warning on its website on May 27.

The release urges US citizens not to travel to the country ‘for any reason’ and to also ‘avoid Venezuelan borders with Colombia, Brazil and Guyana’.

The State Department has warned against travel to Venezuela for years – the country’s Travel Advisory level at the highest level of four – with March 2019 seeing the temporary suspension of operations of the US Embassy in Caracas and withdrawal of diplomatic personnel.

However, with more US nationals having been wrongfully detained in the country, the department has ramped up its alert.

Diplomatic personnel left the US embassy in Caracas in 2019 (Lokman Ilhan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

The ‘severe risks’ facing US citizens in Venezuela

In a release shared earlier this week, the US government detailed the ‘severe risks’ which citizens face should they travel to the country.

The risks include:

• Wrongful detention
• Torture in detention
• Terrorism
• Kidnapping
• Arbitrary enforcement of local laws
• Crime
• Civil unrest
• Poor health infrastructure

The alert alleges ‘more US nationals are currently wrongfully detained in Venezuela than in any other country’.

“Other foreign nationals in Venezuela are also frequently unjustly detained,” it adds.

It states US citizens ‘may be unjustly charged with terrorism or other serious crimes and detained for long periods’ drawing on examples which have seen citizens ‘detained upon arrival at land borders, airports, and maritime ports of entry.’

It adds: “Venezuelan authorities do not inform the US government of the detention of US citizens and the US government is not able to visit those citizens. Venezuelan authorities do not allow detained US citizens to contact family members or private attorneys.”

But what about any US citizens currently in Venezuela?

US citizens have been urged not to travel to Venezuela (Getty Stock Images)

Details for US citizens currently in Venezuela

The government explains there ‘is no US embassy or consulate operating in Venezuela’ and it ‘cannot provide routine or emergency consular services to US citizens in Venezuela’.

It ultimately advises: “There is no safe way for Americans to travel to Venezuela.

“[…] The US Department of State recommends that all US citizens in Venezuela leave immediately.”

It also notes citizens shouldn’t go near any of the Venezuelan borders with ‘Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana’ either – which ‘are not clearly marked in many locations’.

“Do not go near the border due to the risk of crossing into Venezuela accidentally and being detained,” it adds.

It’s September, which can only mean one thing… hurricanes battering large parts of Florida and causing utter devastation.

This time, Hurricane Helene is forecast to cause a fair bit of destruction in the sunshine state, with it being dubbed a category four storm by the time it makes landfall in the state later on Thursday (26 September).

The National Hurricane Center is warning that the storm surge could climb as high as 20 feet on some coastlines, with the likes of Miami usually facing the brunt of such storms in the past.

The center warned: “A catastrophic and deadly storm surge is likely along portions of the Florida Big Bend coast, where inundation could reach as high as 20 feet above ground level, along with destructive waves.

“Preparations to protect life and property should be completed by early Thursday before tropical storm conditions arrive.”

Floridans preparing for the storm (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The experts added that as of 5am local time on Thursday, Helene was already providing wind strengths of a whopping 90mph.

Those excessive winds are only expected to get worse in the coming hours, with the hurricane center predicting speeds of at least 130mph could be reacher later this afternoon.

While tropical storms are fairly common in Florida, Helene is predicted to cause quite a bit of damage.

In fact, hurricane expert Michael Lowry has warned the hurricane is set to grow into one of the largest storms in the Gulf of Mexico over the last century.

He penned on Twitter: “Only four named storms this century have been as large over the Gulf of Mexico (measured by the extent of tropical storm winds) as Helene is forecast to become by tomorrow: Irma (2017), Ike (2008), Ivan (2004) and Isidore (2002).”

The damage has already been done in Cuba (YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

Thousands of people living in Florida have been forced to evacuate their homes, and even the entire state as a result of the risk posed by the hurricane.

The Tallahassee National Weather Service has issued a stark warning for anyone living in and around Apalachee Bay, as they stated in an update on Wednesday (25 September) that the storm surge threat is ‘catastrophic and/or potentially unsurvivable’.

Damage has already been down further south, with cars plunged underwater In the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.

Meanwhile, Cuba’s province of Pinar del Río has seen more than 50,000 people left without power.