Geographical pattern of carcinoma gallbladder in Bihar and its association with river Ganges and arsenic levels: Retrospective individual consecutive patient data from Regional Cancer Centre

Geographical pattern of carcinoma gallbladder in Bihar and its association with river Ganges and arsenic levels: Retrospective individual consecutive patient data from Regional Cancer Centre

Background: Indo-Gangetic basin is known to have higher incidence of gallbladder cancer. Proximity to River Ganga and high heavy metal in soil exposure have been postulated as risk factors. Aim: This study aims to evaluate the geographical pattern of gallbladder cancer from consecutive patient datab...

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Main Authors: Richa Madhawi, Avinash Pandey, Shraddha Raj, Manish Mandal, Seema Devi, Prabhat Kumar Sinha, Rajesh Kumar Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-01-01
Series:South Asian Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
Arsenic heavy metal exposure
gallbladder cancer
Ganga river
Online Access:http://journal.sajc.org/article.asp?issn=2278-330X;year=2018;volume=7;issue=3;spage=167;epage=170;aulast=Madhawi

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