Sea turtles can get tumours too

Fibropapillomatosis is a condition of benign epithelial tumor in sea turtles.
So basically, turtles can get tumours too.

 photo credit: Keller/NIST

 photo credit: Lacey Price, Marine Photobank

photo credit: Chris Stankis. Sea turtle with FP

 For decades this condition has been associated with pollution. Recently, a study has shown that organic pollutants are not linked to fibropapillomatosis but due to natural causes such as algae.

(Keller et al., 2014) My take is that these studies might not be sufficient to prove that pollutants are not linked to tumour in sea turtles and there has to be a control in pollutants released into the oceans. What if a few years later, we find out that pollutants are disastrous to sea turtles? Is it possible to retract the pollutants we dumped into the oceans?

Literature cited:

Keller, J. M., Balazs, G. H., Nilsen, F., Rice, M., Work, T. M., & Jensen, B. A. (2014). Investigating the potential role of persistent organic pollutants in Hawaiian green sea turtle fibropapillomatosis. Environmental science & technology, 48(14), 7807-7816.