2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on breast cancer screening method using the trace element analysis in a hair.
| Project/Area Number |
22591404
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
General surgery
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| Research Institution | Shiga University of Medical Science |
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Principal Investigator |
CHOU Hirotomi 滋賀医科大学, 医学部, 非常勤講師 (60378718)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KURUMI Yoshimasa 滋賀医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (70205219)
ABE Hajime 滋賀医科大学, 医学部, 非常勤講師 (80283563)
UMEDA Tomoko 滋賀医科大学, 医学部, 特任講師 (10402736)
KUBOTA Yoshihiro 滋賀医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (30305601)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 外科総論 |
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| Research Abstract |
We performed trace elements analysis including calcium in a hair using the Total-reflection X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (TXRF) instrument that trace element analysis of the super high sensitivity was possible with small facilities. The calcium density in a hair was not affected by age and blood calcium concentration. The breast cancer patients significantly had higher calcium density in the hair at the position of 70mm from the root of hair than healthy controls. Thus, it is suggested that the calcium density measurement in the hair can become one of the screening methods of the breast cancer.
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