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Investigations of urinary cadmium content in patients with urinary bladder carcinoma

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In the present paper authors investigated urinary cadmium content in 10 patients with urinary bladder carcinoma using atomic spectrometry. It was found that in 60% of these patients it was increased. These results might indicate an involvement of cadmium in carcinogenesis.

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  1. Department of Urology, Medical Academy, Bialystok, Poland

    G. Darewicz, E. Malczyk & J. Darewicz

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Darewicz, G., Malczyk, E. & Darewicz, J. Investigations of urinary cadmium content in patients with urinary bladder carcinoma. International Urology and Nephrology 30, 137–139 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02550567

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