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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-11-01
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Series: | EBioMedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396414000073 |
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