Monitoring of cadmium and iron concentrations in healthy and prostate cancer patients in the Middle Euphrates Cancer Center, Najaf, Iraq

Prostate cancer is one of the most dangerous diseases that can cauظse death, although the cause is unknown. Nowadays, trace elements play a variety of roles. Although their roles (e.g. cadmium (Cd) and iron (Fe)) are still unknown, they might be involved in this type of cancer. This study investigates the concentrations of these elements in prostate cancer patient’s serum and then compared with a control group one. This study included a total of 100 samples. The samples were split into two groups: 50 healthy controls and 50 infected males of the same age and family history. Cd and Fe levels in serum were evaluated using an Atomic Absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) after sample preparation. In prostate cancer patients, Cd and Fe levels were seen to be high. To illustrate, To illustrate, the highest values of the mean of the concentration of iron and cadmium were (1.811 ± 0.779) and (0.092 ± 0.009) for the new case of cancer patients, while the lowest values were (0.689 ± 0.281) and (0.034 ± 0.026)) for health, respectively. The correlation between serum concentrations of these elements and prostate cancer supports the hypothesis that exposure to Cd and Fe enhances the risk of prostate cancer