Microplastics discovered in prostate tumors

medicalxpress - Small fragments of plastic were found in 9 out of 10 patients with prostate cancer, and in higher levels inside tumors than in nearby noncancerous tissue, a new study finds. The small, single-center study was led by researchers at NYU Langone Health, its …

AI Summary: Researchers report finding microplastic fragments in the vast majority of examined prostate tumor samples, at higher levels than surrounding noncancerous tissue. The study raises uneasy questions about environmental contaminants accumulating in human tissues and their potential interactions with cancer biology, though causation remains unproven and further research is clearly overdue.

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