Screening of Trace Elements in Hair of the Female Population with Different Types of Cancers in Wielkopolska Region of Poland

Table 2

The content of tested elements in hair of cancer patients and controls µg/g of hair.

Element	Groups
	Control	H	HG	D
Aluminum
Arsenic
Boron
Barium
Cadmium
Calcium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Germanium
Iodine
Iron
Lead
Lithium
Magnesium
Manganese
Mercury
Molybdenum
Nickel
Phosphorus
Potassium
Selenium
Silicon
Sodium
Strontium
Sulfur
Tin
Vanadium
Zinc

H, HG, and D, respectively, are hormone dependent cancers, cancers with high glycolytic activity, and alimentary tract cancers; values expressed as mean ± SEM.
Statistical difference versus control, , respectively.
Statistical difference versus D group, , respectively.
Statistical difference versus HG group, , respectively.
Statistical difference versus H group, , respectively.