Microplastics in lung tissue study
Part of Cancer, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks for microplastics in lung tissue and blood samples from people having lung surgery, including for cancer, emphysema, or other lung diseases. It aims to understand how these tiny plastic particles might affect lung health.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are having surgery for a lung condition like lung cancer, emphysema, or another lung disease.
- You are having a lung transplant (and your old lungs will be studied).
- You are 18 years or older.
- You can agree to join the study.
- You have not had chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiation therapy recently.
- You have not had previous lung surgeries.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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