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Cadmium status among pediatric cancer patients in Egypt.
Article in Medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- The preventive and carcinogenic effect of metals on cancer: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- The dynamic face of cadmium-induced Carcinogenesis: Mechanisms, emerging trends, and future directions.Current research in toxicology · 2024Review
- Association between metal(loid)s in serum and leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of environmental health science & engineering · 2023Article
- A brief review of the current knowledge on environmental toxicants and risk of pediatric cancers.Pediatric hematology and oncology · 2022Review
- Assessment of Pediatric Cancer and Its Relationship to Environmental Contaminants: An Ecological Study in Idaho.GeoHealth · 2022Article
- Developmental toxicity of cadmium in infants and children: a review.Environmental analysis, health and toxicology · 2021Article
- Heavy Metals and Pesticides Toxicity in Agricultural Soil and Plants: Ecological Risks and Human Health Implications.Toxics · 2021Review
- Monitoring and mitigation of toxic heavy metals and arsenic accumulation in food crops: A case study of an urban community garden.Plant direct · 2020Article
- Environmental Health Research in Africa: Important Progress and Promising Opportunities.Frontiers in genetics · 2019Review
- Urine and toenail cadmium levels in pregnant women: A reliability study.Environment international · 2018Article
- [Trace elements in serum of malnourished and well-nourished children living in Lubumbashi and Kawama].The Pan African medical journal · 2016Article
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic, nonessential, and bio-accumulating heavy metal widely used in industry. Several studies have suggested a positive association between Cd exposure and risks of several cancers. However, data from general population, especially children are sparse.In the current cross-sectional case-control study, we aimed to assess the association between Cd exposure, as expressed by Cd body status (blood, urine, scalp hair, and nails) and cancer among Egyptian children. Three hundred and fifty pediatric cancer cases aged 3 to 14-years old were enrolled in our study. Their body Cd levels were evaluated using Atomic Absorption Spectrophometer and were compared with Cd levels of 350 healthy children.Significantly higher Cd levels (blood, urine, scalp hair, and nails) were documented in cancer cases when compared with control (P < 0.001). Such difference was still detected when comparing each malignant type separately, with controls. Tobacco smoke exposure, rural residence, and low socioeconomic status were reported more frequently among cases than comparisons.Positive association between Cd exposure and pediatric malignancy may be present.
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