Soil Zinc Content, Groundwater Usage, and Prostate Cancer Incidence in South Carolina
Background Prostate cancer (PrCA) incidence in South Carolina (SC) exceeds the national average, particularly among African Americans (AAs). Though data are limited, low environmental zinc exposures and down-regulation of prostatic zinc transporter proteins among AAs may explain, in part, the racial...
Veröffentlicht in: | Cancer Causes & Control. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 20(2009), 3, Seite 345-353 |
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Cancer Causes & Control |
Schlagworte: | South Carolina Cancer statistics Race Geographic information systems Disparities Physical sciences Biological sciences Social sciences Health sciences Political science |