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  "path": "/90-of-prostate-cancer-tumors-contained-microplastics/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-23T22:00:24.000Z",
  "site": "https://scitechdaily.com",
  "tags": [
    "Health",
    "Cancer",
    "Microplastics",
    "New York University",
    "NYU Langone Medical Center",
    "NYU School of Medicine",
    "Prostate Cancer"
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  "textContent": "Microplastics have now been found inside most prostate cancer tumors — and at strikingly higher levels than in healthy tissue. A new study reports that tiny plastic particles were present in nine out of 10 men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Researchers also found that these fragments appeared in greater amounts inside cancerous tumors than in [...]",
  "title": "90% of Prostate Cancer Tumors Contained Microplastics"
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