Frontiers in Oncology
Exploratory comparative profiling of 22 macro- and trace elements reveals disrupted elemental homeostasis in colorectal cancer tissues
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is associated with systemic and local alterations in element homeostasis, yet tissue-level data remain limited and inconsistent. This study quantitatively profiled 22 macro- and trace elements in paired tumorous and histopathologically confirmed adjacent non-tumorous colonic tissues from 15 CRC patients using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). We observed significant accumulation of phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), molybdenum (Mo), Rubidium (Rb), s …