Small fragments of plastic were found in nine out of 10 patients with prostate cancer, and in higher levels inside tumors than in nearby noncancerous tissue, according to a study led by NYU Langone Health, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and its Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards.
Neal J. Meropol was named principal investigator of the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Targeted Agent and Profiling Utilization Registry study.
