Table 1.
Some cancers in which iron has been implicated
| Type of cancer | Type of evidence | Refs |
|---|---|---|
| Non-small-cell lung cancer | Cell culture, animal models and epidemiological | 5,12,54,79,80,166,172,173 |
| Breast cancer | Cell culture, animal models, human tissue studies and epidemiological |
7,8,20,27,43,47,48,69–71, 126,138,165 |
| Renal cell carcinoma | Cell culture and animal models | 55,139,141–145,174 |
| Hepatocellular cancer | Cell culture, animal models and epidemiological | 7,22,24–26,36,94,175–177 |
| Oesophageal, stomach, aerodigestive and gastric cancer |
Human tissue studies, animal models and epidemiological |
17,26,178,179 |
| Colorectal cancer | Cell culture, human tissue studies, animal models and epidemiological |
7,12,27,45,46,50,95,107, 134–137,180 |
| Prostate cancer | Cell culture and epidemiological | 19,128 |
| Haematological cancers (leukaemias, lymphomas and myeloma) |
Cell culture, animal models, epidemiological and clinical case study |
75,76,137,148,154,181 |
| Melanoma | Cell culture and animal model | 151 |
| Pancreatic cancer | Cell culture, animal models and clinical trial | 37,111 |
| Bladder cancer | Cell culture | 182 |