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Cancer Risk Factors
Dietary iron, zinc, and calcium implicated with risk of lung cancer
December 22nd, 2005
Dietary iron, zinc, and calcium were implicated with the risk of lung cancer. "Iron, zinc, and calcium are all involved in the metabolism of reactive oxygen species and may compete with each other for similar binding sites. Dietary intakes of these micronutrients have been associated with altered risks of colorectal, breast, and prostate cancers. In this Massachusetts hospital-based case-control study of 923 patients with lung cancer and 1125 healthy controls, we studied the associations between dietary iron, zinc, and calcium intake and the risk of lung cancer," scientists in the United States reported. "Dietary intake was assessed at the time of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-22)
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