Cancer Mortality in Residents of the Cadmium-Polluted Jinzu River Basin in Toyama, Japan

Cancer Mortality in Residents of the Cadmium-Polluted Jinzu River Basin in Toyama, Japan

After 26 years, we followed up 7348 participants in a 1979–1984 health screening survey in the Jinzu River basin, the heaviest cadmium-polluted area in Japan. We assessed the associations of cadmium exposure levels and mortality from cancer and renal damage, indicated by records of proteinuria and g...

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Main Authors: Muneko Nishijo, Hideaki Nakagawa, Yasushi Suwazono, Kazuhiro Nogawa, Masaru Sakurai, Masao Ishizaki, Teruhiko Kido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Toxics
Subjects:
cadmium
follow-up study
cause of death
mortality
environmental pollution
cancer
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/6/2/23

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