Professor Dr. Uğur Coşkun, a faculty member at the Department of Medical Oncology at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, emphasized the dangers of arsenic exposure on human health.
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Oncology Department Academician Prof. Dr. Uğur Coşkun , drew attention to the arsenic levels in drinking water sources by emphasizing the dangers of arsenic exposure on human health. Coşkun said, “Arsenic not only causes kidney cancer , but also many serious diseases such as lung, bladder and skin cancers.”
Prof. Dr. Coşkun, citing a study conducted by Texas A&M University in the United States, stated that exposure to arsenic, even at low levels, increases the risk of cancer. Stating that arsenic levels, especially those mixed into drinking water, pose a great threat to health, Coşkun said, “Research shows that exposure to 1 to 5 parts per billion of arsenic in drinking water increases the risk of kidney cancer by 6 percent. This rate increases to 22 percent when it exceeds 5 parts per billion.”
BE CAREFUL WITH DRINKING WATER SOURCES
Coşkun stated that arsenic findings were found in water systems in some states in the US, and emphasized that drinking water sources should be tested regularly. “The fact that the risk of kidney cancer increases by 4 percent with the doubling of arsenic levels in water reveals the seriousness of this threat. This situation shows once again how important drinking water safety is for public health,” he said.
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