Muhammad Abdul Qayyum, Tahir Farooq, Aqsa Baig, Tanveer Hussain Bokhari, Muhammad Naveed Anjum, Mian Habib-Ur-Rahman Mahmood, Ahmad Raza Ashraf, Khawaja Muddassir, Muhammad Ahmad
BACKGROUND: Colorectal tumor is a major cause of cancer morbidity and mortality both in USA and around the globe. Exposure to environmental toxicants such as toxic trace elements has been implicated in colorectal malignancy. However, data linking them to this cancer are generally lacking. METHODS: Accordingly, the current study was to investigate the distribution, correlation and chemometric evaluation of 20 elements (Ca, Na, Mg, K, Zn, Fe, Ag, Co, Pb, Sn, Ni, Cr, Sr, Mn, Li, Se, Cd, Cu, Hg and As) in the tumor tissues (n = 147) and adjacent non tumor tissues (n = 147) of same colorectal patients which were analyzed by flame atomic absorption spectrophometry employing nitric acid-perchloric acid based wet digestion method...
June 7, 2023: Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology