Increased risk of bladder cancer in critical areas at high pressure of pollution of the Campania region in Italy: A systematic review

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 534-541

  Di Lorenzo, Giuseppe ^a   Federico, Piera ^b   De Placido, Sabino ^a   Buonerba, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b IOS (Istituto Ospedaliero del Sud) SrL and oColeman SPA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Area to high pressure of pollution; Bladder cancer, arsenic; Campania region of Italy

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLLUTANT;

BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN; ITALY; MILK; POLLUTION; REVIEW; SERUM; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WASTE DISPOSAL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; POLLUTANT; RISK FACTOR; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; ITALY; RISK FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84983133913     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: 18790461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2015.07.004     Document Type: Review

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