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Novel Approaches in Cancer Study

Prevalence of Gallbladder Cancer in Arsenic Endemic Areas

  • Open or CloseArchismaan Ghosh and Madhumita Roy*

    Department of Environmental Carcinogenesis & Toxicology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S P Mukherjee Road, Kolkata, India

    *Corresponding author:Madhumita Roy, Department of Environmental Carcinogenesis & Toxicology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S P Mukherjee Road, Kolkata, India, Email: mitacnci@yahoo.co.in

Submission: March 13, 2020 Published: May 04, 2020

DOI: 10.31031/NACS.2020.04.000593

ISSN:2637-773X
Volume4 Issue4

Abstract

Association between exposure to high arsenic content and gallbladder cancer is scanty. Few reports suggest that the incidence of gallbladder cancer is high along the Indo-Gangetic belt. Inflammation, which is a causative factor for gallbladder carcinoma can be induced by arsenic. Prognosis of gallbladder cancer is poor. Therefore, it is worthwhile to find a correlation between arsenic exposure and its incidence to identify a population who are at high risk category.

Keywords: Arsenic; Gallbladder cancer; inflammation; Indo Gangetic belt

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