Correlation of trace elements in hair with colon cancer
Abstract
The trace element content of 116 hair samples from patients with colon cancer and from referent series of patients who had a variety of other diseases were measured using proton-induced x-ray emission (PIXE). The patients had been on largely uncontrolled diets, and the interest was whether there were differences in trace element concentrations attributable to the effects of colon cancer. The concentrations of K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Se, Br, and Rb were determined using a beam of 2.5-MeV protons. Minimum detectable limits (MDL) of 0.3 ppM were obtained for Zn and Se. Cluster analysis of the data set did not reveal any significant differences between the cancer and control groups. Mean values and ranges obtained for the elemental concentrations show good agreement with other published determinations. 20 refs., 3 figs., 3 tabs.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA); New York Univ., NY (USA). Medical Center
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5430131
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-38355; CONF-8606181-4
ON: DE86014172
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 4. international conference on particle induced X-ray emission and its analytical applications, Tallahassee, FL, USA, 9 Jun 1986
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; HAIR; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; BROMINE; CALCIUM; COPPER; CORRELATIONS; DIET; IRON; LARGE INTESTINE; MANGANESE; NEOPLASMS; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SELENIUM; ZINC; ALKALI METALS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; BODY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; ELEMENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HALOGENS; INTESTINES; METALS; NONMETALS; ORGANS; SEMIMETALS; SKIN; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; 560306* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Man- (-1987); 400104 - Spectral Procedures- (-1987)
Citation Formats
Kwiatek, W M, Cholewa, M, Kajfosz, J, Jones, K W, Shore, R E, and Redrick, A L. Correlation of trace elements in hair with colon cancer. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web.
Kwiatek, W M, Cholewa, M, Kajfosz, J, Jones, K W, Shore, R E, & Redrick, A L. Correlation of trace elements in hair with colon cancer. United States.
Kwiatek, W M, Cholewa, M, Kajfosz, J, Jones, K W, Shore, R E, and Redrick, A L. 1986.
"Correlation of trace elements in hair with colon cancer". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5430131.
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title = {Correlation of trace elements in hair with colon cancer},
author = {Kwiatek, W M and Cholewa, M and Kajfosz, J and Jones, K W and Shore, R E and Redrick, A L},
abstractNote = {The trace element content of 116 hair samples from patients with colon cancer and from referent series of patients who had a variety of other diseases were measured using proton-induced x-ray emission (PIXE). The patients had been on largely uncontrolled diets, and the interest was whether there were differences in trace element concentrations attributable to the effects of colon cancer. The concentrations of K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Se, Br, and Rb were determined using a beam of 2.5-MeV protons. Minimum detectable limits (MDL) of 0.3 ppM were obtained for Zn and Se. Cluster analysis of the data set did not reveal any significant differences between the cancer and control groups. Mean values and ranges obtained for the elemental concentrations show good agreement with other published determinations. 20 refs., 3 figs., 3 tabs.},
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