Prostate Cancers have 2.5 X more microplastics than non-tumor sections

Study Finds Microplastics in Most Prostate Tumors

Mercola - April 2026

• "Researchers found microscopic plastic particles embedded in 90% of prostate tumor samples, with cancerous tissue containing about 2.5 times more plastic than nearby healthy prostate tissue"
  NYU Press Release, Feb 2026

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VitaminDWiki: 2 possible ways

1) High concentrations of microplastics irritate the tissue, causing the cancer

2) Cancers attract blood, the increased blood brings more microplastics

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