in order to determine the role of cadmium and zinc in the very low incidence ( 10/100,000 ) of cancer of the prostate , in african blacks which contrasts with the very high incidence ( 100/100,000 ) in american blacks , the authors measured the serum and prostatic concentrations of these trace metals in healthy nigerian men and those with benign prostatic hypertrophy ( bph ) and prostatic cancer using atomic absorption spectrophotometric study .
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prostatic
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prostatic cancer