Open AccessDietary Iron, Zinc, and Calcium and the Risk of Lung Cancer
Author(s) -
Wei Zhou,
Sohee Park,
Geoffrey Liu,
David P. Miller,
Lisa I. Wang,
Lillian Pothier,
John C. Wain,
Thomas J. Lynch,
Edward Giovannucci,
David C. Christiani
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/01.ede.0000181311.11585.59
Subject(s) - micronutrient , medicine , lung cancer , odds ratio , calcium , confidence interval , physiology , colorectal cancer , environmental health , logistic regression , cancer , case control study , zinc , breast cancer , endocrinology , pathology , chemistry , organic chemistry
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.