Estimating the risk of aflatoxin-induced liver cancer in Tanzania based on biomarker data

ME Kimanya, MN Routledge, E Mpolya, CN Ezekiel… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Evidence about the magnitude of the aflatoxin menace can help policy makers appreciate
the importance of the problem and strengthen policies to support aflatoxin mitigation …

Global burden of aflatoxin-induced hepatocellular carcinoma: a risk assessment

Y Liu, F Wu - Environmental health perspectives, 2010 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or liver cancer, is the third leading cause of
cancer deaths worldwide, with prevalence 16–32 times higher in developing countries than …

[HTML][HTML] Population attributable risk of aflatoxin-related liver cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Liu, CCH Chang, GM Marsh, F Wu - European journal of cancer, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Over 4 billion people worldwide are exposed to dietary aflatoxins, which
cause liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC) in humans. However, the population …

Aflatoxin levels in common foods of South Western Uganda: a risk factor to hepatocellular carcinoma

D Kitya, GS Bbosa, E Mulogo - European Journal of Cancer …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
KITYA D., BBOSA GS & MULOGO E.(2010) European Journal of Cancer Care Aflatoxin
levels in common foods of South Western Uganda: a risk factor to hepatocellular carcinoma …

Risk assessment of aflatoxin-related liver cancer in Bangladesh

N Saha Turna, F Wu - Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Aflatoxins are mycotoxins (fungal toxins) produced by Aspergillus species in variety of food
commodities. Consumption of aflatoxin-contaminated food can cause adverse health effects …

Aflatoxin exposure and associated human health effects, a review of epidemiological studies

YY Gong, S Watson, MN Routledge - Food safety, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Aflatoxins are fungal toxins that possess acute life threatening toxicity, carcinogenic
properties and other potential chronic adverse effects. Dietary exposure to aflatoxins is …

Protective interventions to prevent aflatoxin-induced carcinogenesis in developing countries

JD Groopman, TW Kensler, CP Wild - Annu. Rev. Public Health, 2008 - annualreviews.org
The public health impact of aflatoxin exposure is pervasive in economically developing
countries; consequently, we need to design intervention strategies for prevention that are …

Role of aflatoxin B1 as a risk for primary liver cancer in north Indian population

M Asim, MP Sarma, L Thayumanavan, P Kar - Clinical biochemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The present study was designed to determine whether aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)
exposure has any role to play in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients from northern …

Epidemiology of aflatoxin exposure and human liver cancer

JS Wang, L Tang - Journal of Toxicology: Toxin Reviews, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Aflatoxins, especially aflatoxin B1, are potent hepatocarcinogens that induce liver tumors in
many species of animals, including rodents, nonhuman primates, and fish. Human primary …

Present and future directions of translational research on aflatoxin and hepatocellular carcinoma. A review

GN Wogan, TW Kensler… - Food additives & …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The aflatoxins were discovered in toxic peanut meal causing “turkey X” disease, which killed
large numbers of turkey poults, ducklings and chicks in the UK in the early 1960s. Extracts of …