Exposure to Heavy Metals Arsenic, Cadmium and Lead Exacerbates Carcinogenic and Noncarcinogenic Health Risks Among Diabetic and Hypertensive Patients (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
Exposure to toxic metals contributes to the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), yet evidence from sub-Saharan Africa remains limited. This hospital-based cross-sectional study assessed....
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Diabetic individuals
had disproportionately higher
urinary heavy metals (As, Cd, Pb)
and associated cancer risk,
largely driven by cadmium (Cd).
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