Study of selected trace elements in cancerous and non-cancerous human breast tissues from Sudanese subjects using instrumental neutron activation analysis.

Ebrahim, Ammar M; Eltayeb, M A H; Shaat, M K; Mohmed, Nader M A; Eltayeb, E A; Ahmed, Amel Y

Ebrahim, Ammar M; Eltayeb, M A H; Shaat, M K; Mohmed, Nader M A; Eltayeb, E A; Ahmed, Amel Y.

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Ebrahim AM; Sudan Atomic Energy Commission, Sudan. ammar_mubark@yahoo.com

Sci Total Environ ; 383(1-3): 52-8, 2007 Sep 20.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17570463

RESUMEN

This study was performed to investigate the influence of cancer on selected trace elements among Sudanese patients with confirmed breast cancer. Instrumental neutron activation analysis was used to estimate contents of Se, Zn, Fe, Cr, Rb, Cs, Co and Sc in 40 subjects. Wilcoxon signed ranks test was used to examine if there was any difference in the concentrations of elements from normal and malignant tissues. It was found that Se, Zn and Cr elements from the malignant tissues are significantly elevated (P < 0.05) compared to the normal tissue. The results obtained have shown consistency with results obtained by some previous studies.

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Neoplasias de la Mama/metabolismo; Mama/metabolismo; Metales/metabolismo; Rubidio/metabolismo; Neoplasias de la Mama/epidemiología; Humanos; Análisis de Activación de Neutrones; Sudán/epidemiología

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Rubidio / Mama / Neoplasias de la Mama / Metales Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Sci Total Environ Año: 2007 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Sudán Pais de publicación: Países Bajos

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