US EditionMicroplastics found in higher levels in prostate tumor tissue: Research
Microplastic particles were found in 90% of prostate tumors with levels 2.5 times higher than in noncancerous tissue, highlighting a potential environmental risk factor.
- Researchers found microplastic particles in 90% of prostate tumor samples and 70% of benign tissue samples from 10 cancer patients.
- Cancerous tissue contained on average 2.5 times more plastic than healthy tissue .
- The study provides evidence that microplastic exposure may be a risk factor for prostate cancer, highlighting the need for stricter regulations, according to the researchers.
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Microplastics Abound in Prostate Tumors
Plastic has turned up in an unexpected place: inside most of the prostate tumors examined in a new study. NYU Langone Health researchers report finding microplastics in nine of 10 prostate cancers they analyzed—and at concentrations about 2.5 times higher than in nearby noncancerous tissue. The small pilot...
Microplastics found in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, study reveals
Researchers have detected microplastics in nearly all prostate cancer tumors examined in a new study. Tumor tissue contained about 2.5 times more plastic than nearby healthy prostate tissue. Scientists say this is the first Western study to directly measure plastic particles in prostate tumors. More research is needed, but the findings suggest microplastic exposure could play a role in cancer development.
Tiny plastic particles have long since arrived in the human body. She now finds a new study in conspicuously high concentration in prostate cancer tumors. The research team has a disturbing suspicion.
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