Health8/8/2025•The Guardian
The cancer patient who inspired French movement to block reintroduction of pesticide
The article discusses the case of Fleur Breteau, a cancer patient who inspired a French movement to block the reintroduction of a banned pesticide. Breteau disrupted a parliamentary session where lawmakers were applauding the approval of the "Duplomb law" that would have reintroduced the pesticide. Breteau's outburst and appearance, which showed her losing hair due to chemotherapy, helped boost a petition against the law to over 2 million signatures. The article suggests that Breteau's case was merely a symptom of a wider problem of contamination in the food and water systems in France.
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