ArticleIranian journal of cancer prevention2015
Non Invasive XRF Analysis of Human Hair for Health State Determination of Breast Tissue.
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- Relationships Between Biological Heavy Metals and Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Quantitative analysis of human hairs and nails.Biophysical reviews · 2023Review
- Analysis of trace elements in human hair through X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy for screening of prostate cancer.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundUsing hair samples to analyze the trace element concentrations is of interest among many researchers. X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) are the most common methods in studying the structure and concentration of elements of tissues and also crystalline materials, using low energy X-ray.
objectivesIn the present study, the detection ability of Wave Length X-ray Fluorescence (WLXRF) of breast cancer at early stages was evaluated and the results were compared with other routine modalities such as mammography. MATERIALS AND
methodsHair samples of 54 women (including 27 healthy and 27 patients) with average age of 52.03 ± 11.44 years were analyzed. All the sample donors were Iranian women. For the measurements Wave Length X-ray Fluorescence (WLXRF) method was used.
resultsTrace elements in healthy individuals were higher than those in cancer patients. In addition, sensitivity of the used method (WLXRF) was 96% compared to mammography (77%) as a gold standard for breast cancer detection.
conclusionsTrace elements in healthy individuals were higher than cancer patients and it seems that WLXRF may be used as a safe, low cost and reliable method with sensitivity higher than those of the other two relevant methods, XRD and mammography.
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