Originally published September 14 2005
Zinc prevents prostate cancer
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Geneticists are now finding that zinc prevents the accumulation of cancerous cells and could be linked to the prevention of prostate cancer.
Genetic researchers are honing in on the importance of zinc in prostate health---especially the role the mineral might play in preventing prostate cancer.
Department of Agriculture geneticists have been doing in vitro tests to see what happens when cancerous and healthy human cells from the same person are exposed to zinc.
They've discovered that cancerous cells accumulated one-third less zinc than healthy cells, in part because they contain fewer zinc transporters.
It appears that the reduced zinc levels may play a role in the proliferation of cancerous cells.
Too soon to tell whether eating zinc-enriched foods will keep prostate cancer from spreading, but it certainly can't hurt.
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