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This Portrait of Prof. dr. Kenner - a co-production of Resilient Foundation & Plastic Soup Foundation - is the first of a series of portraits of top scientists, experts who see the danger of microplastics on our health every day as their studies demonstrate it.

New research from Dr Lukas Kenner, cancer researcher and Deputy Director Clinical Institute for Pathology, Medical University of Vienna revealed that cancer cells spread at an accelerated rate after contact with microplastics in the body.

While more testing is needed, Kenner believes that if plastics play a key role in early-onset cancer genesis, the worst is to come as plastic production continues to increase.

Lukas Kenner, Cancer Researcher and Pathologist at the University of Vienna:
“The study’s findings are an indication that plastic not only accelerates the growth of a tumour but promotes the formation of it in its entirety. This is being investigated further but the evidence we have already on plastic’s health impact is startling and requires the immediate attention of policymakers globally.

“This research scares me, and I hope it scares others too. Governments and businesses must fund research into the impact of plastic on human health and work to eradicate this dangerous pollutant from our daily lives.”

Maria Westerbos, Founder, Plastic Soup Foundation & Co-Founder, Plastic Health Council:
“There should be no doubt in the fact that plastic is killing us. We have seen study upon study demonstrating the stark reality that we must work towards a future free from toxic plastic with immediate effect."