One study suggested that the artificial fields put additional strain on.
Turf soccer fields and cancer.
After more than 50 soccer players were diagnosed with cancer their coach asks.
Recently the crumbs have been implicated in causing cancer in adolescents and young.
Was it caused by the artificial turf field.
Here s what research says.
Artificial turf is surface of synthetic fibers resembling natural grass.
In 2014 nbc looked into the potential link between the rubber crumbs used in artificial turf and female soccer players getting cancer.
An overwhelming majority of major league soccer players in a different 2013 survey said the crumb rubber fields would increase the risk of injury and physical discomfort and prolong recovery times.
A 2013 survey of top female soccer players found that they were 80 percent less likely to slide tackle on synthetic fields.
It is widely used for sports fields for being more hard wearing and resistant than natural surfaces.
Every day hundreds of thousands of soccer goalies come home from competing on artificial turf fields and remove rubber crumbs from their hair mouths nose and abrasions shaking the stuff from.
The broadcast focused on amy griffin associate head coach.