Association of cadmium with human breast cancer

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 251-256

  Antila, Erkki ^a   Mussalo Rauhamaa, Helena ^b   Kantola, Marjatta ^c   Atroshi, Faik ^d   Westermarck, Tuomas ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e Helsinki Central Institute   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cadmium; Copper; Hormone receptors; Selenium; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CADMIUM; COPPER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RISK FACTORS; SELENIUM; SMOKING; ZINC;

EID: 0030606650     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(96)05119-4     Document Type: Article

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