%0 Journal Article %A Florea, Ana-Maria %A Büsselberg, Dietrich %T The two opposite facets of arsenic: toxic and anticancer drug %D 2013 %J Journal of Local and Global Health Science, %V 2013 %N 1 %@ 2223-0440 %C 1 %R https://doi.org/10.5339/jlghs.2013.1 %I Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press), %X Arsenic compounds have been known and used for centuries but their effects in living organisms still represent a large unknown. Arsenic compounds have paradoxical effects: they are threatening to human health, especially upon long-term exposure that can induce the development of cancer; however, they are used as drugs against cancer. This review focuses on the effects shown by clinically and environmentally relevant arsenic compounds in living organisms with a focus on the calcium–apoptosis link. %U https://www.qscience.com/content/journals/10.5339/jlghs.2013.1