Erschienen in:
01.08.2010 | Original Article
Arsenic exposure predicts bladder cancer survival in a US population
verfasst von:
Ryan C. Kwong, Margaret R. Karagas, Karl T. Kelsey, Rebecca A. Mason, Sam A. Tanyos, Alan R. Schned, Carmen J. Marsit, Angeline S. Andrew
Erschienen in:
World Journal of Urology
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Ausgabe 4/2010
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Abstract
Purpose
Chronic arsenic exposure at levels found in US drinking water has been associated with bladder cancer. While arsenic is a known carcinogen, recent studies suggest that it is useful as a therapeutic agent for leukemia. This study examined the relationship between arsenic exposure and bladder cancer mortality.
Methods
We studied 832 cases of bladder cancer diagnosed in New Hampshire from a population-based case–control study. Individual exposure to arsenic was determined in home drinking water using ICP-MS and in toenail samples by instrumental neutron activation analysis.
Results
Among the high arsenic exposure group, found using toenail arsenic level or arsenic consumption, cases experienced a de-escalated survival hazard ratio (HR) [high (≥75 percent) versus low (<25th percentile) toenail arsenic overall survival HR 0.5 (95% CI 0.4–0.8)], controlled for tumor stage, grade, gender, age and treatment regimen. This association was found largely among invasive tumors, in smokers and was not modified by TP53 status. Bladder cancer cause-specific survival showed a similar trend, but did not reach statistical significance [HR 0.5 (95% CI 0.3–1.1)].
Conclusions
Arsenic exposure may be related to the survival of patients with bladder cancer.