Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Persahabatan National Respiratory Referral Hospital Jakarta, Indonesia.
Objective: This study aims to measure arsenic concentration in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF ) of newly diagnosed lung cancer and its corelation with clinical profiles. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study to identify arsenic levels in newly diagnosed lung cancer patients. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was taken during the bronchoscopy. Arsenic concentration was measured using an ICP-EOS spectrometer. Results: Forty-two subjects who met inclusion criteria were recruited in this study. Arsenic metals were detected among 40% of subjects with mean, highest, and lowest values are 0.38 µg/L, 0.5 µg/L, and 0.3 µg/L, respectively. There is no significant difference between arsenic level and patients’ demographic and clinical data. Conclusion: Arsenic was detected in BALF in majority of newly diagnosed lung cancer patients. Despite the insignificant relationship between arsenic level and patients characteristic, this results is evidence of which arsenic metal exposure in lung cancer during their lifetime and should raise public health awareness regarding mitigating the source of exposure and its potential as lung carcinogenic agent.
Zaini, J., Ningtias, I., Susanto, A., Pradono, P., Fadhillah, M., & Andarini, S. (2023). High Proportion of Arsenic Detected in Bronchoalveolar Fluid among Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer in Jakarta Indonesia. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 24(10), 3309-3313. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.10.3309
MLA
Jamal Zaini; Indiane Putri Ningtias; Agus Dwi Susanto; Prasenohadi Pradono; Muhammad Rizqy Fadhillah; Sita Laksmi Andarini. "High Proportion of Arsenic Detected in Bronchoalveolar Fluid among Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer in Jakarta Indonesia". Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 24, 10, 2023, 3309-3313. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.10.3309
HARVARD
Zaini, J., Ningtias, I., Susanto, A., Pradono, P., Fadhillah, M., Andarini, S. (2023). 'High Proportion of Arsenic Detected in Bronchoalveolar Fluid among Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer in Jakarta Indonesia', Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 24(10), pp. 3309-3313. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.10.3309
VANCOUVER
Zaini, J., Ningtias, I., Susanto, A., Pradono, P., Fadhillah, M., Andarini, S. High Proportion of Arsenic Detected in Bronchoalveolar Fluid among Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer in Jakarta Indonesia. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2023; 24(10): 3309-3313. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.10.3309
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