Ellinor Östensson

Cadmium Intake as a Prognostic Factor in Endometrial Cancer: A Swedish Cohort-Based Study

Metalloendocrinology is a new interdisciplinary field, which was established due to the importance of connections between inorganic chemicals and hormonal mechanisms. The role of cadmium in hormone-related tumors is an excellent example of this connection, as cadmium mimics estrogen in the human body. Since endometrial cancer (EC) is hormone-related, it is well-suited for assessing the estrogenic effects of cadmium. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the role of dietary cadmium intake in the progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in women with EC. Dietary cadmium intake was estimated based on a large cohort of Swedish women (