Table 3 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] |