Kaba, MehmetPirincci, NecipYuksel, Mehmet BilgehanGecit, IlhanGunes, MustafaOzveren, HuseyinDemir, Halit2025-05-102025-05-1020141513-736810.7314/APJCP.2014.15.6.26252-s2.0-84899806723https://doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.6.2625https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/10650Yuksel, Mehmet Bilgehan/0000-0002-5968-7981; Gunes, Mustafa/0000-0003-2044-9086Background: Trace elements are major components of biological structures; however, excessive levels of these elements can be toxic. Materials and Methods: In the present study, serum levels of trace elements were measured in 30 patients with newly diagnosed as prostate cancer and 32 healthy volunteer by using furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Results: It was found that there was an increase in serum levels of Co, Cu, Mg and Pb (p<0.05), whereas a decrease in serum levels of Fe, Mn, and Zn levels in patients with prostate cancer (p<0.05). Conclusions: These changes may be important in the pathogenesis of prostate cancers; however, further prospective studies are needed to identify relationships between prostate cancer and trace elements.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessProstate CancerTrace ElementPatient Serum LevelsArticle156N/AQ32625262924761874WOS:000335651700035