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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2004 96(14):1108; doi:10.1093/jnci/djh206
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CORRESPONDENCE

Re: Zinc Supplement Use and Risk of Prostate Cancer

Ellen T. Chang, Maria Hedelin, Hans-Olov Adami, Henrik Grönberg, Katarina A. Bälter

Affiliations of authors: Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (ETC, MH, HOA, KAB); Department of Radiation Sciences/Oncology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden (HG)

Correspondence to: Ellen T. Chang, ScD, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Box 281, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden (e-mail: ellen.chang@meb.ki.se)

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Leitzmann et al. (1) recently reported that men who consumed more than 100 mg/day of supplemental zinc or who took supplemental zinc for at least 10 years had an approximately twofold-elevated risk of advanced prostate cancer compared with nonusers. Given these provocative findings, we investigated the relationship between zinc supplement use and the risk of prostate cancer in a recently completed . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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RESPONSE: Re: Zinc Supplement Use and Risk of Prostate Cancer
Michael F. Leitzmann and Edward Giovannucci
J Natl Cancer Inst 2004 96: 1108-1109. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]