Zinc levels around prostate may indicate if cancer is present and how serious it is

URO TODAY: A non-invasive rectal probe (if that’s not an oxymoron) used to detect zinc levels in the proximity of the prostate gland may be a new and accurate way to detect prostate cancer and its seriousness, researchers say. READ MORE>

Zinc depletion in the prostate peripheral zone is the basis for a novel, non-invasive prostate cancer detection, localization, volume evaluation and grading method.

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