Urinary Lead Concentration Is an Independent Predictor of Cancer Mortality in the U.S. General Population

Urinary Lead Concentration Is an Independent Predictor of Cancer Mortality in the U.S. General Population

Lead is a ubiquitous pollutant that constitutes an environmental hazard worldwide. Although lead has been known as a carcinogenic factor in animal models, its role in human carcinogenesis is still a topic of debate with limited epidemiological evidence. Moreover, the association between urinary lead...

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Main Authors: Sen Li, Jiaxin Wang, Biao Zhang, Yuan Liu, Tao Lu, Yuanyuan Shi, Guangliang Shan, Ling Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
urinary lead
cancer mortality
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
epidemiology
biomarker
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00242/full

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