Background Chronic low-level exposure to cadmium may promote calcium loss via urinary
excretion. We undertook a prospective population study to investigate whether …

Cadmium was discovered in 1817. Its production began toward the end of the 19th century
but approximately 80% of the total world production has occurred within the past 40 years. It …

Abstract Chemistry and Human Health, Division VII of the International Union on Pure and
Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), provides guidance on risk assessment methodology and, as …

The association between cadmium exposure and risk of lung cancer is still unclear. We
quantitatively reviewed the observational studies that investigated the association between …

High cadmium exposure is known to cause bone damage, but the association between low-
level cadmium exposure and osteoporosis remains to be clarified. Using a population-based …

This report investigated the distribution of serum zinc and the factors determining serum zinc
concentration in a large random population sample. The 1977 participants (959 men and …

Environmental exposure to cadmium may give rise to osteomalacia combined with renal
dysfunction, so calledItai-Itai disease', which was endemic in the heavily polluted area in …

Background Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal that has been implicated in breast cancer
etiology, albeit with inconsistent results. Objective To investigate the shape of the relation …

HIGH CADMIUM / ZINC RATIO IN CIGARETTE SMOKERS: POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS AS
A BIOMARKER OF RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER. JI ANETOR1, Page 1 41 Nigerian …

Background Smoking is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and causes
exposure to cadmium, which is a pro-atherosclerotic metal. Cadmium exposure has also …