Prostate cancer could be linked to exposure to estrogen like chemicals in the womb

Scientists & health experts have theorized for more than a decade that chemicals in the environment & consumer products mimic estrogens & may be contributing to male & female reproductive diseases, particularly prostate cancer. Prostate cancer, which usually strikes men over 50, may develop when BPA & other estrogen-like, man-made chemicals pass through a pregnant woman’s womb & alter the genes of a growing prostate in the fetus. This exposure to the chemical may provide a fetal basis for the adult disease.

The prostate gland. Which develops in human males while they are fetuses, is extremely sensitive to natural estrogen. As a result, scientists have long theorized that prostate cancer could be increasing in men because of their exposure to estrogen-like chemicals in the womb. Unlike carcinogenic chemicals that can cause profound damage to DNA & trigger cancer, BPA seems to inflict subtle changes that are passed from one generation to the next.
Polycarbonate, which cannot be manufactured, without BPA, is a light-weight, hard, clear, shatter-free plastic often used to replace glass. In addition to beverage bottles, baby bottles, utensils & other food packaging, it is used in automobiles, medical equipment, compact discs & electronics. Small amounts of the chemical can leach from plastic containers, especially when heated, cleaned with harsh detergents or exposed to acidic foods it drinks. It is also used in children’s dental sealants & as a resin lining metal food cans.

So, think twice before using plastics for heating food items, I’ld say.