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Cadmium carcinogenesis in review.

M. Waalkes

2000.4.30JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY

DOI: 10.1016/s0162-0134(00)00009-x

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Cadmium inhalation in rats results in pulmonary adenocarcinomas, supporting a role in human lung cancer, and various treatments can modify cadmium carcinogenesis including supplemental zinc, which prevents Cadmium-induced injection site and testicular tumors while facilitating prostatic tumors.

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WAALKES, M. Cadmium carcinogenesis in review. JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY, 2000, 79 1-4: 241–4.