Here s what research says.
Turf soccer fields and cancer.
Was it caused by the artificial turf field.
After more than 50 soccer players were diagnosed with cancer their coach asks.
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.
Most synthetic turf fields have crumb rubber interspersed among the simulated grass fibers to reduce athletic injuries by allowing users to turn and slide more readily as they play sports or exercise on the fields.
It is widely used for sports fields for being more hard wearing and resistant than natural surfaces.
Most use infills of crumb rubber from recycled tires which use is controversial because of concerns that the tires contain carcinogens.
A 2013 survey of top female soccer players found that they were 80 percent less likely to slide tackle on synthetic fields.
Recently the crumbs have been implicated in causing cancer in adolescents and young.
One study suggested that the artificial fields put additional strain on.
After a list of soccer players with cancer prompted an investigation the state found nothing unusual but one coach still thinks the cancer might be linked to artificial turf.
The broadcast focused on amy griffin associate head coach.