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Project Number: | I01BX005395-01 |
Title: | Metal-induced cell-level changes in prostate epithelium and cancer risk |
Principal Investigator: | Shuk-mei Ho |
Location: | Little Rock, AR |
Congressional District Code: | 2 |
Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
Project Period: | July 2021 - June 2025 |
FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $89,110 |
Total Award Amount (all years): |
$708,572 |
Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: 1 Data in the Veterans Affairs (VA) Central Cancer Registry showed nearly 50,000 new cases of 2 cancers were diagnosed in the VA system in 2010, and prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequently 3 diagnosed cancer among male veterans, with ~12,500 cases or 33% of all cancers reported. 4 Inhalation or ingestion of toxic air from incomplete combustion are known to increase exposure 5 to metal ion including lead (Pb) and arsenic (iAs), especially when a great variety of materials 6 were being b... |