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 ...
Medical researchers from NYU Langone Health have detected microplastics in nearly all prostate cancer tumours examined in a ...
Imperial College London investigators compared focal therapy with prostate removal surgery for men with prostate cancer that returned after radiotherapy. Matched analyses estimated 10-year ...
When the scientists analyzed the tissue samples, they found microplastic particles in nine out of ten tumor samples. Even ...
Microplastics were found in 90% of prostate tumors, with 2.5 times higher concentrations than in healthy cells. Reducing plastic exposure may help lower risk.