00:00Something alarming is happening inside our bodies, and scientists think they finally know why colon cancer is rising in young
00:06people.
00:06For years, doctors have watched cancer rates fall.
00:09Yet colon cancer keeps climbing in healthy adults under 50, and now a new study may have found the culprit.
00:16Microplastics.
00:17Researchers at the University of Southern California say these tiny particles are entering our bodies through food, water, even the
00:25air we breathe.
00:26And once inside, they don't leave.
00:29The study found microplastics in the human placenta, breast milk, and the liver.
00:33They cause inflammation, damage the colon, disrupt gut health, and they may even trigger changes linked to cancer development.
00:41Scientists also warn that microplastics harm lung tissue, reduce sperm quality, and affect testicular health.
00:48Even pristine places like Antarctica are now contaminated.
00:51Experts are urging regulators to act fast, because the evidence is growing.
00:56And the rise in unexplained colon cancer cases may not be a mystery much longer.
01:01If microplastics are everywhere, how long before the damage becomes impossible to ignore?
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