Study of Heavy Metals and Persistant Pollutants Concentrations in serum of Breast Cancer Patients

Ayesha Riaz; Masooma  Haider; Usman Ali  Ashfaq; Muhammad Ahsan Riaz; Uzma Rafi; Maria Fareed Siddiqui; Hina Asif

doi:10.54393/pjhs.v1i2.9

Authors

Ayesha Riaz Department of Zoology, GC Women University Faisalabad, Pakistan
Masooma Haider Department of Zoology, GC Women University Faisalabad, Pakistan
Usman Ali Ashfaq Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, GC University Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Ahsan Riaz Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, GC University Faisalabad, Pakistan
Uzma Rafi Department of Biology, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore. Pakistan
Maria Fareed Siddiqui Department of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Hina Asif Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v1i2.9

Keywords:

Breast cancer patients; Heavy Metals; Persistent Pollutants

Abstract

Cancer is a lethal disorder originates from the uncontrolled cell division in human body. Breast cancer is most dreadful especially in women but also reported in male. Human is facing a lot of issues caused by rapid industrialization also causing the life-threatening hazards. Objective: It is designed to estimate the level of heavy metals (HMs) Ni, Cd and Pb in serum samples of breast cancer patients in Faisalabad district. Method: All serum samples were examined by Spectrophotometer for Atomic Absorption (AAS). Heavy metal concentrations were found in the results such as Ni, Cd and Pb in serum of breast cancer pateints higher than control. Results:The levels of heavy metals concentration in breast cancer patients serum were trends in Pb>Ni>Cd compared with control group. Heavy metal toxicity has proven associated with several health risks. Conclusion: Our results evaluated statistically significantly high concentration of Pb, Ni and Cd heavy metals.

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