Purpose of review: Thyroid cancer incidence is increasing worldwide. Causes are highly debated. Recent findings: Thyroid cancer increase has been associated to socioeconomic status, better access to healthcare and rising…
Background: Heavy metals, such as lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and cadmium (Cd), are known toxicants, but their associations with the thyroid axis have not been well quantified at U.S. background…
In their review, Esteban-Vasallo et al. (2012) discussed the use of human placenta to evaluate biomarkers of exposure to heavy metals. They correctly concluded that the use of placental tissue…
Background: Cigarettes, food, water, and air pollution can contain toxic heavy metals, such as cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb). A cigarette contains approximately 1-2 ug of…