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Iron, radiation, and cancer.

Author(s) -

RichardG. Stevens,

D.R. Kalkwarf

Publication year - 1990

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.9087291

Subject(s) - cancer , limiting , dietary iron , cancer research , radical , iron deficiency , cancer cell , chemistry , physiology , biology , toxicology , biochemistry , medicine , anemia , mechanical engineering , engineering

Increased iron content of cells and tissue may increase the risk of cancer. In particular, high available iron status may increase the risk of a radiation-induced cancer. There are two possible mechanisms for this effect: iron can catalyze the production of oxygen radicals, and it may be a limiting nutrient to the growth and development of a transformed cell in vivo. Given the high available iron content of the western diet and the fact that the world is changing to the western model, it is important to determine if high iron increases the risk of cancer.

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