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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

Scientists make concerning discovery about lung cancer and microplastics

Lung cancer patients have been found to have greater amounts of microplastics in their lungs than people without the disease, scientists have discovered.

50 patients with lung cancer in Greece had 20 percent more microplastics in lung fluid samples, a new study from the European Respiratory Society found.

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