Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Low-level cadmium exposure can increase female cancer risk. — Environmental Health News

Low-level cadmium exposure can increase female cancer risk. — Environmental Health News
A recent study suggests a new understanding of the way long-term cadmium exposure from a women's diet can increase her risk for cancer.
Cadmium levels in the blood of women from Argentina were linked to changes in how the DNA in cells is tagged or marked by a methyl group, a process that can alter the way the genes are read and expressed. The decreased number of DNA markers associated with cadmium exposures in the women resemble genes commonly found in cancer cells and not normal cells.
What about the effect of cadmium exposure on pregnant women and their unborn child?  Many women artists and crafters use paints that contain cadmium.  

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