Malignant Effects: depleted uranium as a carcinogen and genotoxin

29. August 2014 Publications and Videos

The purpose of this report is to introduce the reader to the growing weight of evidence relating to how DU can damage DNA, interfere with cellular processes and contribute to the development of cancer. The report uses peer-reviewed studies, many of which have been published during the last decade and, wherever possible, has sought to simplify the scientific language to make it accessible to the lay reader.

Malignant Effects depleted uranium as a genotoxin and carcinogen