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Zinc Levels in Tumor Tissue
| Cancer | Zinc level | References |
|---|---|---|
| Breast, gallbladder, colon, bronchus, lung | Decreased serum zinc | [81-83,86] |
| Liver, kidney, lung | Increased zinc in peritumor tissue as compared to both normal tissue and tumor itself | [86] |
| Breast, lung (likely others except prostate) | Increased zinc in tumor tissue | [86,87] |
| Prostate | Decreased zinc in tumor tissue | [86,88] |
| Head and Neck | Increasing zinc improves local free survival, Decreased serum zinc near end of life | [84,201] |
