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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2003)
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Iron and Cancer: A Review


PM Ofordile
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu Nigeria
PU Achukwu
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu Nigeria
AA Ngokere
Morbid Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu Nigeria
AA Ofodile
Radiation Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu Nigeria.

Abstract

Iron overload constitutes a major health problem worldwide, and deserves attention. This review covers a few of the proliferating literature ranging from mechanisms of its carcinogenesis, iron-withholding defense system and its attendant risks, to suggestions of prevention and control.


Key Words: Iron, Cancer, Peroxyl radicals, haemochromatosis, neoplastic cells.


(J College Med: 2003 8(1): 16-19)

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