Cataract is a major cause of visual dysfunction and the leading cause of blindness. Elevated
levels of cadmium and lead have been found in the lenses of cataract patients, suggesting …

Cadmium is a non-essential element that has high rates of soil to plant transference
compared with other non-essential elements, and certain plant species accumulate large …

Background Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in men. Exposure to heavy
metals and their association with prostate cancer risk has been studied extensively, but …

It is not by accident that the principal editor of this volume was a co-author of Cadmium in the
Environment, first published in 1971, and Cadmium and Health: a Toxicological and …

Background Previous experimental studies have shown an antagonistic interaction between
cadmium and selenium. We explored the interaction between cadmium and selenium on …

Both genetic and exogenous factors are probably important in prostate cancer development,
but the specific causes remain poorly understood. An increasing body of evidence now …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of environmental cadmium (Cd)
exposure indicated by urinary Cd (U-Cd) on cancer mortality in the general Japanese …

Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal belonging to the group of the main chemical pollutants of
the natural and occupational environment in economically developed countries. The …

Cadmium (Cd) occurs in low concentrations in all human diets and in cigarettes. In
contaminated areas and in certain occupations, high human exposures occur. In assessing …

The cadmium concentrations are mapped for 982 samples of flowing fresh water, municipal
waste water, soil, wheat and barley collected in Alberta by Fisheries and Environment …