Microplastics might be turning small cancers into aggressive killers
“And it it stands to reason that they're probably causing a problem.”
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these aerosolized microplastic particles. Mhmm. And we inhale them. Yeah. And they get into our body. And it it stands to reason that they're probably causing a problem. They're probably causing some harm. Is it inflammation? Probably. And is that inflammation set up to take those microscopic mistakes, those little dizzels that would normally not grow? Is that inflammation like pouring gasoline on the embers of a fire? And now the normal small cancers are much more aggressive. And then our shields also going down. So is our our our defenses going down while our our insults or talks toxic exposures going up. We don't know this.
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Dr. William Li explores the alarming possibility that microplastic particles we inhale daily could be causing inflammation that accelerates cancer growth. He suggests these particles might act like 'gasoline on embers,' making normally dormant cancers more aggressive while simultaneously weakening our immune defenses.
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This presents a compelling and concerning hypothesis about how everyday environmental exposure could be dramatically worsening cancer outcomes through a mechanism most people haven't considered.
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