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Urinary excretion of platinum, arsenic and selenium of cancer patients from the Antofagasta region in Chile treated with platinum-based drugs

BACKGROUND: Arsenic exposure increases the risk of non-cancerous and cancerous diseases. In the Antofagasta region in Chile, an established relationship exists between arsenic exposure and the risk of cancer of the bladder, lung and skin. Platinum-based drugs are first-line treatments, and many work...

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Autores principales: Román, Domingo A, Pizarro, Isabel, Rivera, Lidia, Torres, Carolina, Ávila, Juan, Cortés, Pedro, Gill, Marjorie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3432591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22546077
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-207