Plastic exposure and urological malignancies — an emerging field

Plastics have an integral role in our daily lives but at a considerable cost to the environment and, as we are now learning, to human health. Increased plastic exposure has been linked to compromised endocrine function, reproductive health and semen quality and, potentially, urological cancers. Howe...

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Published in:Nature reviews. Urology 2020-12, Vol.17 (12), p.653-654
Main Authors: Patel, Sunil H., Metcalf, Meredith, Bivalacqua, Trinity J., Kates, Max
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adenocarcinoma - epidemiology
Benzhydryl Compounds
Bisphenol-A
Bladder cancer
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell - epidemiology
Chemical properties
Comment
Diet - statistics & numerical data
Diethylhexyl Phthalate
Endocrine Disruptors
Environmental aspects
Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data
Health aspects
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms - epidemiology
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Phenols
Phthalic Acids
Physiological aspects
Plastics
Plastics - adverse effects
Plastics - chemistry
Polyvinyl Chloride
Prostate cancer
Prostatic Neoplasms - epidemiology
Risk factors
Seafood
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - epidemiology
Urologic Neoplasms - epidemiology
Urological cancer
Urology
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Summary:Plastics have an integral role in our daily lives but at a considerable cost to the environment and, as we are now learning, to human health. Increased plastic exposure has been linked to compromised endocrine function, reproductive health and semen quality and, potentially, urological cancers. However, the long-term consequences of plastic exposure remain to be seen.
ISSN:1759-4812
1759-4820
DOI:10.1038/s41585-020-00385-6