Clinical Effects of Cesium Intake

@article{Melnikov2009ClinicalEO,
  title={Clinical Effects of Cesium Intake},
  author={P. Melnikov and L. Zanoni},
  journal={Biological Trace Element Research},
  year={2009},
  volume={135},
  pages={1-9}
}
The knowledge about cesium metabolism and toxicity is sparse. Oral intake of cesium chloride has been widely promoted on the basis of the hypothesis referred to as “high pH cancer therapy”, a complimentary alternative medicine method for cancer treatment. However, no properly confirmed tumor regression was reported so far in all probability because of neither theoretical nor experimental grounds for this proposal. The aim of the present review was to resume and discuss the material currently… Expand
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