Low level exposure to cadmium, acommon food pollutant may significantly increase the risk’ of developing cancer among women, new Swedish study warns. The heavy and toxic metal is widely used in batteries, pigments and metal plating and is also by-product of ore smelting, Press TV reported. Prior studies have tied the substance to some health conditions such as breast cancer but didn’t suggest a definite mechanism behind the association. To study possible DNA changes caused by long term exposure to cadmium, researchers followed over 200 Argentinean women who live inthe Andean plateau, a region that has minimal industrial pollution and low vehicle traffic.
