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Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol 16, Issue 5 418-422, Copyright © 1997 by American College of Nutrition

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Zinc deficiency in head and neck cancer patients

T. D. Doerr, A. S. Prasad, S. C. Marks, F. W. Beck, F. H. Shamsa, H. S. Penny and R. H. Mathog
Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

BACKGROUND: Although a great deal of attention has been given to protein and calorie malnutrition in patients with head and neck cancer, zinc status has not been assessed properly in such patients in the past. METHODS: In this study we characterized zinc status by cellular zinc criteria and assessed several measures of protein and calorie malnutrition in patients with head and neck cancer. We determined prognostic nutritional index (PNI) based on serum albumin, serum transferrin, triceps skin fold measures, and delayed hypersensitivity, as proposed by Buzby et al. In this study, the baseline zinc status and PNI of 60 head and neck cancer patients were correlated with the tumor size and overall stage of the disease. RESULTS: Our results showed that the tumor size and overall stage correlated significantly to zinc status whereas no correlation was seen with PNI, alcohol intake, or smoking in our study subjects. CONCLUSION: We conclude that zinc status is a better indicator of tumor burden and stage of the disease in head and neck cancer patients than the patients' overall nutritional status.


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