Microplastics discovered in prostate tumors

https://nyulangone.org/news/microplastics-discovered-prostate-tumors

Very small study, but still intriguing.

> Analyzing tissue samples collected from 10 patients with prostate cancer, the research team identified plastic particles in 90 percent of tumor samples and 70 percent of benign tissue samples.

In addition, the cancerous tissue contained on average 2.5 times the amount of plastic as the healthy prostate tissue samples (about 40 micrograms of plastic per gram of tissue compared with 16 micrograms per gram).