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Unusual metals as carcinogens

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A review of the literature on unusual metals as carcinogens was carried out. The metals covered are some of the rare earths, copper, silver, gold, mercury, germanium, tin, antimony, lead, platinum, palladium, aluminum, titanium, niobium, manganese, scandium, yttrium, indium, rhodium, and gallium.

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Furst, A., Radding, S.B. Unusual metals as carcinogens. Biol Trace Elem Res 1, 169–181 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02821712

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