Dietary Zinc and Risk of Prostate Cancer in Spain: MCC-Spain Study

Dietary Zinc and Risk of Prostate Cancer in Spain: MCC-Spain Study

Zinc is a key trace element in normal prostate cell metabolism, and is decreased in neoplastic cells. However, the association between dietary zinc and prostate cancer (PC) in epidemiologic studies is a conflicting one. Our aim was to explore this association in an MCC-Spain case-control study, cons...

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Main Authors: Enrique Gutiérrez-González, Adela Castelló, Pablo Fernández-Navarro, Gemma Castaño-Vinyals, Javier Llorca, Dolores Salas-Trejo, Inmaculada Salcedo-Bellido, Nuria Aragonés, Guillermo Fernández-Tardón, Juan Alguacil, Esther Gracia-Lavedan, Esther García-Esquinas, Inés Gómez-Acebo, Pilar Amiano, Dora Romaguera, Manolis Kogevinas, Marina Pollán, Beatriz Pérez-Gómez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
dietary zinc
prostate cancer
diet
genetic susceptibility
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/1/18

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