Bisphenol A

At a Glance

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine-disrupting compound and a reproductive toxicant. It’s one of the most common chemicals we’re exposed to each day, and it’s in everything from food and drink containers to dental fillings.

BPA can disrupt the hormone system, particularly when exposures occur during prenatal development and infancy.

BPA breast cancer prevention tip card infographic

What is BPA?

BPA is a synthetic estrogen that can disrupt the hormone system. It is an unstable, lipophilic (fat-seeking) compound that can leach into food products, especially when heated,[1] and food products contaminated with this chemical are thought to be a major source of BPA exposure.[2],[3] Some BPA alternatives, such as bisphenol S (BPS), have come on the market, but have not been proven safe, as they, too, may cause endocrine disruption.[4],[5],[6]

Where is BPA found?

BPA is common in many everyday products, including polycarbonate plastic (widely used in clear plastic containers, eyeglasses, and other household products), dental sealants, thermal receipts, consumer products such as CDs and sports equipment, and epoxy resins used to line food cans.[7],[8] Significant levels have also been measured in ambient air,[9] house dust,[10] and river and drinking water.[11]

BPA can be ingested into the body through food and drink packaged in materials containing BPA. Studies have found rapid increases in BPA levels in urine and blood samples taken from subjects who intentionally increased their intake of food and drinks packaged in BPA-containing products.[12],[13] Another study demonstrated that limiting the intake of commercially packaged food significantly decreased BPA levels in the body.[14]

While food is a major source of BPA, studies of fasting individuals indicate that other sources of BPA exist in everyday environments.[15] BPA has been shown to rapidly absorb into the skin upon brief contact with items such as BPA-containing thermal receipts.[16] 

The bisphenol substitutes (BPAF, BPF, BPS) can be found in most of the same types of products described above for BPA, including many products that are labelled as BPA-free.[17]

The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) banned BPA from baby bottles and infant formula packaging. With the removal of BPA from many products, following both regulatory and market campaign pressures, companies have been replacing BPA with other chemical forms of  bisphenol. Unfortunately, research now shows that these substitutes often also act as hormone disruptors, perhaps even more powerfully than BPA.

What evidence links BPA to breast cancer?

BPA is ubiquitous in our environment. It is a reproductive toxicant on California’s Proposition 65 Chemicals of Concern list.[18] Many studies have revealed the accumulating evidence linking BPA exposure to breast cancer

  • Although BPA has a rapid clearance rate from the body (hours to days),[19] studies have found it in blood and urine samples of pregnant women,[20],[21],[22] breast milk,[23],[24] amniotic fluid,[25] placental tissue and umbilical cord blood at birth,[27],[26] and the urine of premature infants.[28] This is quite concerning, considering the growing evidence linking BPA to adverse health effects.
  • Several studies on rats and mice have found that prenatal exposure to BPA can lead to abnormalities in mammary tissue development. These aberrations were observable during gestation and were maintained into adulthood.[29][30][31][32]
  • Many studies using both rat and mouse models have demonstrated that even brief exposures to doses of BPA on par with those measured in everyday settings during gestationor around the time of birth lead to changes in mammary tissue structure predictive of later development of tumors.[33],[34],[35]
  • Prenatal exposure of rats to BPA resulted in an increase in pre-cancerous lesions and abnormal cell groups[36],[37] as well as an increased number of mammary tumors following adult exposures to sub-threshold doses of known carcinogens.[38],[39] Later studies demonstrated that BPA alone also increased the growth of mammary tumors, without the addition of known carcinogens.[40]
  • Some data suggest that during the time between conception and birth, BPA alters the content and expression of several proteins in some cells, which ultimately modifies gene expression in the mammary gland.[41],[42]
  • Studies have shown that the mammary glands of mice exposed to BPA as newborns were more sensitive to estrogen and progesterone during puberty.[43],[44]
  • Some of the long-term effects of neonatal exposures to BPA may be dose dependent, with low- and high-dose exposures resulting in different timingand profiles of changes in gene expression in cells of the mammary gland. In one study, low-dose exposures had the most profound effect on rat mammary glands during the period just before reproductive maturity, while higher doses had more delayed effects, altering gene expression in the mammary tissues of mature adults.[45]
  • Prenatal exposure of mice to BPA may reduce the immune responses that commonly target developing cancer cells.[46]
  • Exposure to low levels of BPA in normal and cancerous human breast cells led to altered gene expression including cell death, rapid increase in cell formation, and the initiation of cancer formation.[47],[48],[49],[50] In the presence of BPA, highly aggressive tumors were developed in cells from the non-cancerous breast of women diagnosed with breast cancer.[51]
  • Administration of low doses of BPA led to significantly larger and faster growing mammary tumors in adult mice who had earlier received grafts of undifferentiated cells associated with development of triple negative breast cancer.[52]
  • BPA has been found to reduce the effectiveness of common chemotherapy agents (cisplatin, doxirubicin and vinblastin) in blocking the proliferation of human breast cancer cells when tested in vitro.[53],[54] The full implications of these results have not been studied in women.

What evidence links the BPA substitutes BPAF, BPF and BPS to breast cancer?

  • In mice, prenatal exposures to BPS or BPAF led to changes in mammary tissue development that were observable at the onset of puberty and which persisted through to adulthood. As young adults, mice treated prenatally with BPS or BPAF showed abnormalities in mammary tissue including increased hyperplasia (abnormal growth of mammary cells), increased inflammation, and higher numbers of tumors. These effects were more profound in mice treated with BPS and BPAF than were found in animals treated with similar doses of BPA.[55]
  • Exposure to low levels of BPF in human breast cancer cells led to increases in proliferation and other cellular changes associated with the development of mammary tumors.[56]
  • Exposure of human breast cancer cells to low doses of BPAF showed that this substitute activates similar cellular pathways, regulated by the estrogen receptor proteins, as does exposure of the same cells to BPA. Higher doses of BPAF, however, may actually activate pathways that inhibit the development of breast cancers.[57],[58]
  • Also in human breast cancer cells, BPS and BPF have been shown to mimic the effects of BPA increasing proliferation of the cells, altering expression of genes involved in regulating the cell cycle in ways associated with development of tumors, and increasing the migration of the cells. These data indicate that BPS and BPF exposures have similar risk profiles as BPA for increasing the development and progression of breast cancer.[59]

Who is most likely to be exposed to BPA?

BPA exposure is widespread and present in many parts of our everyday environment. Individuals who consume foods packaged in cans or use polycarbonate water bottles or baby bottles may have higher exposures. Individuals who work with thermal cash register receipts may absorb BPA through their skin.

Who is most vulnerable to the health of effects of BPA?

Studies on rats and mice have found that BPA exposure during pregnancy has been shown to significantly impact fetal development.[60],[61],[62],[63],[64],[65],[66],[67],[68]

What are the top tips to avoid exposure?

Luckily, clearance of BPA from the body is quite rapid. One study demonstrated that just a three-day period of limiting intake of packaged foods decreased the concentrations of BPA found in urine by an average 65 percent.[69]

Making these simple changes can reduce your exposure:

  • Avoid canned foods. Where fresh alternatives are not available, choose frozen.
  • Avoid clear, shatterproof plastic food and drink containers (sometimes labeled with the recycling code 7).
  • Avoid handling thermal receipts.
  • Choose BPA-free baby bottles and child cups. It is important to be aware that the alternatives to BPA have not been adequately tested. Glass and stainless steel containers are your safest bet. BPA-free labels unfortunately do not always mean the product is safe.

 

Updated 2019 

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