Vol. 27 (Suppl 1) 2006 Neuro endocrinology letters

Increased levels of transition metals in breast cancer tissue.

OBJECTIVES: High levels of transition metals such as iron, nickel, chromium, copper, and lead are closely related to free radical generation, lipid peroxidation, formation of DNA strand breaks, and tumor growth in cellular systems. In order to determine the correlation to malignant growth in humans, we investigated the accumulation of h.....