Epidemiology: Microplastics Cause Lung Cancer
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Research points to the relationship between microplastics and lung cancer and raises doubts about the presence of these particles in the body
Epidemiology: Microplastics Cause Lung Cancer
Epidemiology: Microplastics Cause Lung Cancer Unless you are a cigarette smoker, you can't be 'inhaling' enough polypropylene and polyethylene to impact your lungs even if you live for 7,000 years. That doesn't stop fad claims that microplastics cause lung cancer. Hank Campbell Sun, 09/06/2026 - 06:29 Categories Chemistry
Plastic traces in the lungs: In patients with lung cancer, researchers found more and more microplastics than in people without cancer diagnosis. In bronchial flush samples 66 instead of 46 percent of the patients were positive. However, the observation study cannot clarify whether the particles contribute to the disease or whether sick lungs hold them back differently. Larissa (Greece). Microplastics does not only [...] The article Lung cancer …
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