Re: Zinc Supplement Use and Risk of Prostate Cancer
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Re: Zinc supplement use and risk of prostate cancer.
The high concentration of zinc in the prostate suggests that zinc may play a role in prostate health. We examined the association between supplemental zinc intake and prostate cancer risk among 46 974 U.S. men participating in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. During 14 years of follow-up from 1986 through 2000, 2901 new cases of prostate cancer were ascertained, of which 434 cases were...
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عنوان ژورنال: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0027-8874,1460-2105
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djg088