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Brain Tissue Near Tumors Is Loaded With Plastic — A Troubling Discovery in Cancer Patients
Like a sponge absorbing microplastics from dishwater, neural tissue adjacent to tumors sops up plastic particles, signaling a whole new pathway for plastics to reach the brain.
This means the plastics we're shedding into the environment may accumulate not just in our blood, but in fragile brain tissue — and cancer patients appear especially vulnerable.
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