Liver Cancer
Research from Institute of Medicine in the Area of Liver Cancer Published
Published in Cancer Weekly, January 31st, 2012
2012 JAN 31 -- According to the authors of recent research published in the journal Biological Trace Element Research, "The investigated data shows that arsenic (As) in drinking water is associated with increased mortality from different types of cancers including liver cancer. In this study, blood and scalp hair samples of male liver cancer patients and healthy referents belonging to As exposed areas of Sindh Pakistan were analyzed for As contents."
"The As levels in drinking water of understudy area showed that sections of this population was exposed to 3-15-folds higher concentrations of As than permissible limit. For comparative purposes, blood...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2012-01-31)
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