Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatments, say University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists. The research study, led by UC's Nira Ben-Jonathan, PhD, says that BPA - a man-made chemical found in a number of plastic products, including drinking bottles and the lining of food cans - actually induces a group of proteins that protect cancer cells from the toxic effects of chemotherapy.
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