Molybdenum is one kind of anti-cancer element. Many cancers, such as esophageal cancer, liver cancer, colorectal cancer, cervical cancer, breast cancer, are related with lake of molybdenum.

The molybdenum content in food and water and esophageal cancer mortality are negatively correlated. In regions which have high incidence of esophageal cancer, people have significantly lower molybdenum content than that of in areas with low incidence of esophageal cancer.

Why low molybdenum content is associated with esophageal cancer? From the perspective of the etiology of esophageal cancer, nitrosamines carcinogens are important factors to cause esophageal cancer. Precursors of nitrosamines are nitrite and amine. The nitrite and amine are able to compose nitrosamines in proper acid-base conditions. Nitrite mainly comes from NO3- in the environment, thus reducing the source of NO3- is the effective measures of preventing esophageal cancer happening. However, molybdenum is an important component of nitrate reductase in plants. If there is a few molybdenum, it will cause excessive accumulation of NO3- in plants.

Molybdenum can destroy or inhibit the carcinogenic effect in human bodies. So molybdenum is a useful anticancer element and it can effectively reduce nitrosamine precursors: NO3- and NO2- and inhibit carcinogens of nitrosamines.

In sum, molybdenum is really one of necessary microelements in organism and one of the most important reactive metals for lives.

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