The relationship between changes in concentration levels of toxic elements and lung cancer

Abstract

The study of blood in the current work, atomic absorption technology is used to study differences in concentration in trace
elements (Cd and pb) between serum of health human and patients of lung cancer. Samples were collected from AlHussein Teaching Hospital in Muthanna Governorate. Lung cancer is one of the most common leading causes of cancer
mortality around the world. Many efforts have been made recently to use element contents in human body to aid for
diagnosing various diseases including cancer. Accordingly, this study aimed to investigate the serum contents of elements
Cd and pb of lung cancer patients and compared them with those found with controls using atomic absorption
spectrophotometry technique. The results obtained showed there was a Statistical significance of lead where, (p<0.002)
between the patients and health. The mean of serum levels of Cd and pb were no significantly where (p>0.005).