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> There are people that get lung cancer without a cause I'd be quite surprised if breathing in microplastics does not contribute to the risk of lung cancer --
by hh3k0 5y ago
> There are people that get lung cancer without a cause
I'd be quite surprised if breathing in microplastics does not contribute to the risk of lung cancer -- and essentially every human being is exposed.
- refurb 5y agoWe use plastics in medical implants so it’s unlikely.
- hh3k0 5y agoI'd assume that the plastic used for medical implants is not endocrine disrupting and carcinogenic -- unlike the microplastics which we breathe in every day. My assumption might be wrong, though: Cigarettes were considered to be good for your health / warding off disease until rather recently, after all.
- Tabular-Iceberg 5y agoI wouldn't count on them not being endocrine disruptors or carcinogenic, but they are solid, macroscopic chucks, which limits surface area and thus the amount of diffusion of the nasty chemicals into the rest of the body.