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The possible influence of the components of the soil and the lithosphere on the development and growth of neoplasms

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The author reviews the background of the soil-cancer relationship. The study then goes into geocarcinogenic diseases in relation to soil composition, looking first at general factors: soil concentrations of selenium, caesiumrubidium-potassium, trace elements; natural radioactivity risks; cancer risks in connection with recycled waste water. In its final part, the study examines geocarcinogenic diseases linked with soil composition covering gastric cancer, cancer of the esophagus, urinary, breast, and bronchial cancer, pleural mesotheliomae and bone cancer.

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Peeters, E.G. The possible influence of the components of the soil and the lithosphere on the development and growth of neoplasms. Experientia 43, 74–81 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01940357

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