Serum Iodine Levels and 8-Year Survival in Patients After Kidney Cancer Diagnosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between serum iodine (I) levels and kidney cancer mortality. The role of serum iodine levels in relation to 8-year survival rates in survivors of kidney cancer has not previously been established. In this prospective study, we analyzed 284 consecutive, unselected survivors of kidney cancer and determined their 8-year survival in relation to iodine levels.

Methods

Micronutrient levels were measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Each survivors of kidney cancer was assigned to one of four groups based on the quartile distribution of iodine levels, ranked in ascending order. The multivariable models included covariates such as age at diagnosis, sex, smoking status, type of

SUBMITTER: Zlowocka-Perlowska E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12610845 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature