Posted on 08/09/2022 6:28:22 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Exposure to a synthetic chemical found widely in the environment is linked to non-viral hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer, according to a study.
The chemical, called perfluooctane sulfate or PFOS, is one of a class of man-made chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. These chemicals, which are used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products, are sometimes called forever chemicals because they break down very slowly and accumulate in the environment and human tissue, including the liver.
Prior research in animals has suggested that PFAS exposure increases the risk of liver cancer, but this is the first study to confirm using human samples.
Researchers found several types of PFAS in the blood samples that were taken before the participant developed liver cancer. The research revealed that the strongest association was between PFOS and liver cancer and that subjects in the top 10% of PFOS exposure were 4.5 times more likely to develop liver cancer than those with the lowest levels of PFOS in their blood.
The research team was also able to illuminate the possible ways in which PFOS altered the normal function of the liver. Their evaluation of the samples found evidence that PFOS appears to alter the normal process of glucose metabolism, bile acid metabolism and the metabolism of a type of amino acid called branched chain amino acids in the liver.
The disruption of normal metabolic processes in the liver can cause more fat to accumulate in the liver, a condition known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD.
Some manufacturers have phased out the use of PFOA and PFOS, but because they are long-lasting, PFAS are in drinking water, many food products and the blood of more than 98% of adults in the U.S.
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
F’n attorney network is currently running ads recruiting clients who may have come in contact with firefighting foams containing PFAS and contracted liver cancer.....Along with contaminated water on military bases.
That’s good to know, because I use it every spring on our outdoor lounge cushions.
Life is a terminal hereditary disease,. Jump off a cliff now to protect yourself against life.
Good.
Jump on the ambulance lawsuit ship and you can get your fair share of the settlement too.....
How cool is that?.
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