A Population-based Case–Control Study of Urinary Arsenic Species and Squamous Cell Carcinoma in New Hampshire, USA
Author(s) -
Diane GilbertDiamond,
Zhigang Li,
Ann E. Perry,
Steven K. Spencer,
A. Jay Gandolfi,
Margaret R. Karagas
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1206178
Subject(s) - arsenic , odds ratio , population , urine , urinary system , case control study , medicine , chemistry , gastroenterology , physiology , environmental health , organic chemistry
Chronic high arsenic exposure is associated with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin, and inorganic arsenic (iAs) metabolites may play an important role in this association. However, little is known about the carcinogenicity of arsenic at levels commonly observed in the United States.
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