Open AccessSerum Levels of Selenium, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, and Iron in Prostate Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
Saleh A. K. Saleh,
Heba M. Adly,
Altaf A. Abdelkhaliq,
Anmar Nassir
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1661-7657
pISSN - 1661-7649
DOI - 10.1159/000499261
Subject(s) - prostate cancer , medicine , cancer , prostate , selenium , carcinogenesis , oncology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Variations of trace element contents may be associated with several diseases including metabolic disorders, cellular growth disturbance, mutation and tumorigenesis. Prostate cancer is the second most common male cancer worldwide and stand fifth most common male cancer in Saudi Arabia.