Researchers have suggested that fetal exposure to a commonly used plasticizer Bisphenol A or BPA found in water bottles soup can liners could increase the risk for prostate cancer later in life. Lead author Gail Prins professor of physiology at University of Illinois at Chicago said that their research provides the first direct evidence that exposure to BPA during development at the levels we see in our day-to-day lives increases the risk for prostate cancer in human prostate tissue. Prins said that the findings of adverse effects of BPA in human tissue are highly relevant and should encourage agencies like
