Level of polychlorinated biphenyls in tumor and blood serum of breast cancer patients and control subjects from Punjab, Pakistan

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 926; p. 171908
• Main Authors: Khalid, A., Abbasi, N.A., Jamil, N., Syed, J.H., Ahmad, S.R., Qadir, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 20.05.2024
• Subjects: blood serum; body mass index; Breast cancer; breast neoplasms; chlorides; chronic exposure; Covariates; dioxins; environment; females; gas chromatography; Haematological parameters; hemoglobin; mass spectrometry; Pakistan; PCBs congeners; polychlorinated biphenyls; potassium; Sociodemographic variables; Pakistan; PCBs congeners; Haematological parameters; Breast cancer; Covariates; Sociodemographic variables

The current study examined the level of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in tumor and blood serum of female breast cancer patients and control individuals recruited from Punjab, Pakistan. Breast tumor and blood serum from 40 patients and only blood serum from ten control subjects were obtained and c...