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- Researchers at NYU Langone Health reported microplastics in tumors from prostate cancer patients at a symposium on February 26, 2026.
- In samples from 10 patients, microplastics appeared in 90% of tumor samples and 70% of benign samples.
- Tumors contained more than twice as much plastic as healthy tissue.
- Vittorio Albergamo, senior author, called for stricter regulations on plastic exposure.
- Dr. David Sidransky cautioned that microplastics do not prove causation.
