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Extra Zinc Can Cause Prostate Cancer
Posted by: Dr. Mercola
July 19 2003 | 4,220 views

Men who take zinc supplements may more than double their risk of prostate cancer.

Zinc supplements are promoted for preventing or easing cold symptoms, among other benefits. However, in men zinc builds up in the prostate gland, which plays a role in the production of semen.

Prostate cancer, the second-leading cancer among U.S. men, kills close to 30,000 men a year.

Reuters July 1, 2003


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This study provides further evidence that nutritional supplements need to be used with caution. If they are not used wisely they may actually increase the risk of disease. This is especially important when factoring in Metabolic Typing concerns.

Fortunately, there are many simple strategies that can be implemented to prevent and treat prostate cancer. One of the important ones is to screen for the disease with regular PSA tests.

If the PSA level is above two, it would be wise to aggressively implement the strategies below as it is likely the prostate gland is heading toward some type of cancer.

It is wise to not implement aggressive traditional medical strategies for this problem as prostate cancer is a relatively slow growing cancer and is easy to control if caught early.

Below is the most current list of tools to avoid and treat prostate (and breast) cancer:

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