More Evidence Ties Microplastics to Lung Cancer
- Researchers found microplastics more frequently in lung cancer patients than in controls, according to a study presented by Ilias Dimeas at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Barcelona, Spain, with detection rates of 66% versus 46%.
- Inhaled microplastics are increasingly found in human tissue, prompting scientists to investigate potential links to malignancy. Dimeas and colleagues analyzed 100 people undergoing diagnostic bronchoscopy, examining both BAL samples and airway tissue.
- Microplastics were detected in 70% of patients and 60% of samples, with researchers noting an inverse relationship between BAL and tissue burdens in cancer patients, suggesting "compartment-specific pulmonary particle dynamics."
- Dimeas cautioned that the study does not establish causation, noting diseased lungs might retain particles differently. Ria Devereux, PhD, of the University in East London, added the preliminary findings do not prove microplastics are a risk factor.
- Nearly 125,000 lung cancer deaths are expected in the American population this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Experts emphasize further research is needed to determine how microplastics affect human health.
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The problem of global pollution has taken on new, more frightening dimensions for human health. Scientists have found that significantly more microplastics are found in the tissues of people diagnosed with lung cancer than in healthy patients. The large-scale study included 100 patients who underwent a bronchoscopy procedure to take tissue samples. The analyses showed that microplastic particles (mostly polypropylene and polyethylene) were prese…
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More Evidence Ties Microplastics to Lung Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Inhaled microplastics were frequently found lodged in people's lungs, especially people with lung malignancy, researchers found. In a prospective observational study of 100 people undergoing diagnostic bronchoscopy, those with...
A study by the University of Thessaly identified a greater presence and greater burden of microplastics in the lungs of patients diagnosed with lung cancer.
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