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Zinc and Prostate Cancer
By Derrick DeSilva Jr., M.D., Community Insider -- Published: April 13, 2011

In a population-based cohort study involving 525 men under 80 years of age diagnosed with prostate cancer, out of which 42% died of prostate cancer and 49% died of other causes, high dietary intake of zinc was found to be associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer-specific mortality (HR=0.64), with a stronger association found in men with localized tumors (HR=0.24). No association was found between zinc intake and mortality from other causes. The authors conclude that, "... high dietary intake of zinc is associated with lower prostate cancer-specific mortality after diagnosis, particularly in men with localized disease."

Reference:

"Dietary zinc and prostate cancer survival in a Swedish cohort," Epstein MM, Kasperzyk JL, et al, Am J Clin Nutr, 2011 March; 93(3): 586-93. (Address: Departments of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. E-mail: mameyer@hsph.harvard.edu ).
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