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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2004 96(14):1108-1109; doi:10.1093/jnci/djh207
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CORRESPONDENCE

RESPONSE: Re: Zinc Supplement Use and Risk of Prostate Cancer

Michael F. Leitzmann, Edward Giovannucci

Affiliations of authors: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD (MFL); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (EG)

Correspondence to: Michael F. Leitzmann, MD, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS-MSC 7232, Bethesda, MD 20892 (e-mail: leitzmann@mail.nih.gov)

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We read with interest the letter by Chang et al. reporting no association between zinc supplement use and the risk of prostate cancer in a Swedish case-control study. By comparison, our results (1) suggest that high intake of supplemental zinc is associated with an increased risk of advanced prostate cancer. . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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