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Investigations of urinary lead concentration in patients with urinary bladder carcinoma
E Malczyk1, B Darewicz, D Pawlak
1Department of Urology, Medical Academy, Bialystok, Poland.
International Urology and Nephrology
|February 7, 2001
Abstract:
Authors investigated the lead content of urine in 24 patients with urinary bladder carcinoma using atomic spectrometry. It was found that in 40% of these patients it was increased. These results might indicate an involvement of lead in carcinogenesis.