Cancers are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. The purpose of this study was to conduct a survey on the effect of minerals on cancer risk in the Algerian population. One hundred and seventy‐eight plasma samples were used to analyze the concentrations of iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) in cancerous patients and also in healthy subjects using the X‐ray florescence technique (XRF). Samples were classified according to the age and gender of the donors. An empirical formula was developed for the concentration of Zinc, Copper and Iron in cancer patients according to the age. The averages iron, copper and zinc concentrations in mg/kg for control and Cancer disease groups were (1493 ± 105; 1496 ± 86), (1172 ± 229; 1078 ± 283) and (1266 ± 202; 1344 ± 208) respectively. The ANOVA One‐Way test was applied. For both genders of control and cancer disease groups it shows a significant decrease rate of copper for global and female gender and a significant increase rate of zinc for global and male gender (p < 0.05). The results indicate that the Cu and Zn concentration could show helpful tools for diagnosis and preventive treatment of cancer diseases.

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使用X射线荧光（XRF）测定阿尔及利亚癌血浆中的痕量元素Fe，cu和Zn

癌症是世界上发病率和死亡率的主要原因之一。这项研究的目的是对阿尔及利亚人口中矿物质对癌症风险的影响进行调查。使用X射线荧光技术（XRF），使用一百七十八份血浆样品分析癌症患者以及健康受试者中铁（Fe），铜（Cu）和锌（Zn）的浓度。根据捐赠者的年龄和性别对样本进行分类。根据年龄，为癌症患者中锌，铜和铁的浓度建立了经验公式。对照和癌症疾病组的平均铁，铜和锌浓度（mg / kg）分别为（1493±105; 1496±86），（1172±229; 1078±283）和（1266±202; 1344±208）。应用了方差分析单向测试。p  ＜0.05）。结果表明，铜和锌的浓度可为诊断和预防癌症疾病提供有用的工具。