Phuong Truc Huynh, Trinh Pham Ngoc Tran, Binh Thanh Dinh, Linh Thi Truc Nguyen, Loan Thi Hong Truong, Anh Tuan Tran, Dung Manh Ho, Dong Van Nguyen
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (2020) 324:663–671
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to nd trace elements that increase risk of breast cancer based on the deviation of the concentra- tion of trace elements in the ngernail collected from the women with breast cancer and the normal women. The study was conducted with 10 elements (As, Au, Br, Co, Cr, Fe, Sb, Sc, Se, and Zn) using k0-INAA and statistical analysis method. Signi cant di erences (P < 0.05) were found for Cr, Fe, Sc and Zn between the case and the control groups. A signi cant correlation between Fe and Zn has found for the normal women, but this disappears in the women with breast cancer. On the contrary, a signi cant correlation between As and Cr has found in the case group, but no such correlation has noticed for the control group. The elements Cr, Fe, and Zn may be associated to the risk of breast cancer.
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