Abstract
In this work, Kinetic Phosphorescence Analyzer (KPA) has been used to measure the concentrations of uranium (UC) and Amorphous crystals (AMO) in urine samples of breast cancer patients in Baghdad. Additionally, a relation between UC and AMO with respect to patient's age has been deduced and studied.Forty one urine samples of patients and five for healthy were taken from females lived in different residential area of Baghdad. The measured maximum UC value for urine samples of patients was 2.35 ± 0.053, the minimum value was 0.86 ± 0.034 μg/L, and an overall average was 1.6 ± 0.027 μg/L while the average UC for healthy females was 1.03 ± 0.020 μg/L.From these results, AMO concentrations were found for all breast cancer patients although those patients had not suffered from any kidney function. While all healthy women that tested against uranium and AMO, have been shown zero AMO. Further, UC increases with aging of patients and more incidence of breast cancer of females between the ages 40-59 years. Whereas the value of average AMO independents on the age of patients and also independents on the average value of UC, so the average of AMO is about "+++" for all patients' groups.
Highlights
ObjectivesThe aim of this work is to measure and study the relationship between Amorphous crystals (AMO) and UC in urine samples for women suffering from breast cancer
In order to highlight about the correlation between the uranium concentration, the age, and the Amorphous crystals (AMO), all the studied patients have been selected with breast cancer by taking into consideration several things; Women: Female's patients with breast cancer have been taken only, because the probability of infected male with breast cancer very low
UC in urine samples for patients ranging from 0.86±0.034 to 2.35±0.053 μg/L with an overall average 1.6±0.027 μg/L while the average UC in urine for healthy females was 1.03 μg/L. These results might indicated the presence of uranium radiation sources, which it was found in similar studies that presence of these sources causes exposure of population to uranium contamination [19] according to geographical location of their residency
Summary
The aim of this work is to measure and study the relationship between AMO and UC in urine samples for women suffering from breast cancer
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