Rapid Reduction in Breast Cancer Mortality With Inorganic Arsenic in Drinking Water

Rapid Reduction in Breast Cancer Mortality With Inorganic Arsenic in Drinking Water

Background: Arsenic trioxide is effective in treating promyelocytic leukemia, and laboratory studies demonstrate that arsenic trioxide causes apoptosis of human breast cancer cells. Region II in northern Chile experienced very high concentrations of inorganic arsenic in drinking water, especially in...

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Main Authors: Allan H. Smith, Guillermo Marshall, Yan Yuan, Craig Steinmaus, Jane Liaw, Martyn T. Smith, Lily Wood, Marissa Heirich, Rebecca M. Fritzemeier, Mark D. Pegram, Catterina Ferreccio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-11-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Arsenic
Breast cancer
Breast cancer cell line studies
Cancer therapy
Chile
Drinking water
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396414000073

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