Arsenic and bladder cancer: observations and suggestions.

Journal of Environmental HealthVol. 71 Nbr. 3, October 2008

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Arsenic and bladder cancer: observations and suggestions.

Introduction

Traditionally, epidemiological studies focused on inorganic arsenic found in drinking water as a well-known risk factor for bladder cancer (Jankovic & Radosavljevic, 2007; Schoen Beck, Sharma, & Dube, 2004). Arsenic, however, is a ubiquitous element (Meliker, Franzblau, Slotnick, & Nriagu, 2006). The interpretation and comparison of results of various studies is challenged by different sources and duration of arsenic exposure (Jankovic & Radosavljevic. 2004: Schoen, Beck, Sharma, & Dube, 2004). The purpose of this paper is to systematize some important yet often neglected facts considering the relationship between arsenic exposure an...

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