Bisphenols and the Thyroid

Bisphenols and the Thyroid

Author: Endocrine Society August 14, 2026 Duration: 11:39

This episode looks at bisphenols and the thyroid, asking questions such as: What is BPA? Where is it found? And what do we know about the possible health risks regarding exposure to it? Host Aaron Lohr talks with Kailey Caroland, a cancer biology PhD candidate at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, about her ENDO 2026 abstract on the topic titled, "Bisphenol A, and Alternative Bisphenols S, F, Increase Proliferation and Growth of Thyroid Follicular Epithelial Cells and Disrupt Thyroid Histology."


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