WDDTY Health bites: This could be driving prostate cancer

0:00Join thousands of others who rely on our in-depth independent and proven information about natural ways to control their health. Subscription benefits include discounts on health products with care be curated, access to a database of research stretching about 30 years, access to all past issues, free entry to our regular webinars with health experts, membership to our community of like-minded health seekers, and if you take the print and digital bundle, we also deliver the magazine to your door 10 times a year. And on top of all of that, enjoy an exclusive 20% discount of your first year subscription by using code pod20. Click below to explore all we have to offer. Almost all prostate cancer tumors have been contaminated by microplastics and the pollutants could be driving cases.

1:04Prostate cancer tumor tissue contained about 2.5 times more plastic than nearby healthy prostate tissue. Researchers at New York University Langone Health have discovered tiny plastic particles in 9 out of 10 men diagnosed with prostate cancer. And the micro particles have clustered in the cancerous cells. They were also present in around 70% of benign prostate cases. The researchers aren't sure how or if the micro particles cause a cancer, but they think they may trigger a prolonged inflammatory immune response in prostate tissue. Over time, chronic inflammation can damage cells and cause genetic changes that lead to cancer. Around 1 in 8 men will develop the cancer. Plastic materials used in food packaging, cosmetics, and many everyday products can break down into microscopic fragments when heated, worn down, or chemically processed.

2:05These particles can enter the body through food, breathing, contaminated air, or contact with the skin. Previous research has detected microplastics in nearly every organ, as well as in bodily fluids, and even the placenta. Join thousands of others who rely on our in-depth, independent, and proven information about natural ways to control their health. Subscription benefits include discounts on health products with care be curated, access to a database of research stretching about 30 years, access to all past issues. Free entry to our regular webinars with health experts, membership to our community of like-minded health seekers, and if you take the print and digital bundle, we also deliver the magazine to your door 10 times a year. And on top of all of that, enjoy an exclusive 20% discount of your first year subscription by using code pod20. Click below to explore all we have to offer.

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