Recommended element concentrations

The following standards were established on the basis of the Center's own research. Optimal concentration ranges are correlated with a reduced risk of cancer in adults (over 18 years of age). For more information about our research, please read our research.

Elemental norms have not yet been established for some groups of patients based on prospective observations of cohorts of Polish patients. We mark this situation as "NZ". These relationships may be observed as a result of further work. Before choosing the type of elements to be tested, please read the table of current standards.

In patients under 18 years of age, the optimal concentration of elements has not yet been determined in the Polish population.

Ostatnia aktualizacja – 5.10.2026 r.

ElementGroupSubgroupNorm [µg/l]Publication/Patent application number
SeleniumWomen BRCA1 (-)–113-130P.456891
 Women BRCA1 (+)< 50 yo96-102P.439318
  > 50 yo95-120 
 Men–115-130P.456890
 Person under 18 years of age–64-110Katarina Osman, et al. Clinical Biochemistry (Vol. 31, No. 8, 657-665, 1998)
Arsenic * Women BRCA1 (-)–< 0,6Marciniak W., 2020, P.439315
 Women BRCA1 (+)–< 0,85Marciniak W., 2021
 Men–0,7-1,14Pat.243835
 Person under 18 years of age–NZ*–
CadmiumWomen BRCA1 (-)–<0,6Pat.243866
 Women BRCA1 (+)–< 0,27Pat.237085
 Men–< 0,21Pat.243863
 Person under 18 years of age–NZ*–
ZincWomen BRCA1 (-)–5600-6100Pat.243832
 Women BRCA1 (+)Non-smokers6000-6700P.439319
  Smokers6400-6800 
 Men–6000-6500Pat.243833
 Person under 18 years of age–NZ*–
Copper **Women BRCA1 (-)< 50 yo850-1000P.438572
  > 50 yo< 1000 
 Women BRCA1 (+)Non-smokers < 50 yo750-825 
  Non-smokers > 50 yo< 1000 
  Smokers< 1000 
 Men–< 800Pat.243834
 Person under 18 years of age–NZ*–
LeadWomen BRCA1 (-)–≤ 7,5P.438655
 Women BRCA1 (+)–< 8P.433150
 Men–< 13,5Pat.243865
 Person under 18 years of age–NZ*–
  • NZ - so far, no correlation has been found between the concentration of the element and the risk of cancer in this clinical subgroup
  • Women BRCA1 (-) – women without a detected mutation in the BRCA1 gene
  • Women BRCA1 (+) – women with a detected mutation in the BRCA1 gene
  • Non-smokers
  • Smokers
  • * Level of arsenic below 0.6 µg/l in the blood in women over 40 years of age may be the expected concentration if a diet low in arsenic is used, but it may also be a parameter/marker indicating the developing malignant tumor of the large intestine. It is recommended to do this to rule out this possibility control colonoscopy (Baszuk i wsp., 2021).
  • ** Level of copper powyżej 1000 µg/l  we krwi u kobiet oraz stężenie miedzi powyżej 800  µg/l we krwi  u mężczyzn może wskazywać na rozwijający się nowotwór złośliwy jelita grubego. W celu wykluczenia tej możliwości wskazane jest wykonanie control colonoscopy (Baszuk i wsp., 2021).
Element Group Norm [µg/l] Publication/ Patent application number
Selenium Women 95-102,5 Lener M, 2016 Lubiński JA, 2018 Lubiński J, 20118 Pietrzak S, 2019 Szwiec M, 2021 Rogoża-Janiszewska E., 2021 P.437046
Men 95-102,5
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Arsenic Women NZ* –
Men 0,75-1,0 P.437046
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Zinc - 1025-1175 Lubiński J, 2021 P.434767 P.437046
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Copper - <1000 ≤ 900 P.436999
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Manganese Women 1-10 P.438040
Men NZ* –
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Chromium Women >0,5 P.438042
Men NZ* –
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –

Recommended element concentrations

The following standards were established on the basis of the Center's own research. Optimal concentration ranges are correlated with a reduced risk of cancer in adults (over 18 years of age). For more information about our research, please read our research.

Elemental norms have not yet been established for some groups of patients based on prospective observations of cohorts of Polish patients. We mark this situation as "NZ". These relationships may be observed as a result of further work. Before choosing the type of elements to be tested, please read the table of current standards.

In patients under 18 years of age, the optimal concentration of elements has not yet been determined in the Polish population.

Ostatnia aktualizacja – 5.10.2026 r.
Element Group Subgroup Norm [µg/l] Publication/Patent application number
Selenium Women BRCA1 (-) – 113-130 P.456891
  Women BRCA1 (+) < 50 yo 96-102 P.439318
  > 50 yo 95-120
  Men – 115-130 P.456890
  Person under 18 years of age – 64-110 Katarina Osman, et al. Clinical Biochemistry (Vol. 31, No. 8, 657-665, 1998)
Arsenic * Women BRCA1 (-) – < 0,6 Marciniak W., 2020, P.439315
  Women BRCA1 (+) – < 0,85 Marciniak W., 2021
  Men – 0,7-1,14 Pat.243835
  Person under 18 years of age – NZ* –
Cadmium Women BRCA1 (-) – <0,6 Pat.243866
  Women BRCA1 (+) – < 0,27 Pat.237085
  Men – < 0,21 Pat.243863
  Person under 18 years of age – NZ* –
Zinc Women BRCA1 (-) – 5600-6100 Pat.243832
  Women BRCA1 (+) Non-smokers 6000-6700 P.439319
  Smokers 6400-6800
  Men – 6000-6500 Pat.243833
  Person under 18 years of age – NZ* –
Copper ** Women BRCA1 (-) < 50 yo 850-1000 P.438572
  > 50 yo < 1000
  Women BRCA1 (+) Non-smokers < 50 yo 750-825
  Non-smokers > 50 yo < 1000
  Smokers < 1000
  Men – < 800 Pat.243834
  Person under 18 years of age – NZ* –
Lead Women BRCA1 (-) – ≤ 7,5 P.438655
  Women BRCA1 (+) – < 8 P.433150
  Men – < 13,5 Pat.243865
  Person under 18 years of age – NZ* –
  • NZ - so far, no correlation has been found between the concentration of the element and the risk of cancer in this clinical subgroup
  • Women BRCA1 (-) – women without a detected mutation in the BRCA1 gene
  • Women BRCA1 (+) – women with a detected mutation in the BRCA1 gene
  • Non-smokers
  • Smokers
  • * Level of arsenic below 0.6 µg/l in the blood in women over 40 years of age may be the expected concentration if a diet low in arsenic is used, but it may also be a parameter/marker indicating the developing malignant tumor of the large intestine. It is recommended to do this to rule out this possibility control colonoscopy (Baszuk i wsp., 2021).
  • ** Level of copper powyżej 1000 µg/l  we krwi u kobiet oraz stężenie miedzi powyżej 800  µg/l we krwi  u mężczyzn może wskazywać na rozwijający się nowotwór złośliwy jelita grubego. W celu wykluczenia tej możliwości wskazane jest wykonanie control colonoscopy (Baszuk i wsp., 2021).
Element Group Norm [µg/l] Publication/ Patent application number
Selenium Women 95-102,5 Lener M, 2016 Lubiński JA, 2018 Lubiński J, 20118 Pietrzak S, 2019 Szwiec M, 2021 Rogoża-Janiszewska E., 2021 P.437046
Men 95-102,5
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Arsenic Women NZ* –
Men 0,75-1,0 P.437046
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Zinc - 1025-1175 Lubiński J, 2021 P.434767 P.437046
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Copper - <1000 ≤ 900 P.436999
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Manganese Women 1-10 P.438040
Men NZ* –
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Chromium Women >0,5 P.438042
Men NZ* –
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –

Recommended element concentrations

The following standards were established on the basis of the Center's own research. Optimal concentration ranges are correlated with a reduced risk of cancer in adults (over 18 years of age). For more information about our research, please read our research.

Elemental norms have not yet been established for some groups of patients based on prospective observations of cohorts of Polish patients. We mark this situation as "NZ". These relationships may be observed as a result of further work. Before choosing the type of elements to be tested, please read the table of current standards.

In patients under 18 years of age, the optimal concentration of elements has not yet been determined in the Polish population.

Ostatnia aktualizacja – 5.10.2026 r.

ElementGroupSubgroupNorm [µg/l]Publication/Patent application number
SeleniumWomen BRCA1 (-)–113-130P.456891
 Women BRCA1 (+)< 50 yo96-102P.439318
  > 50 yo95-120 
 Men–115-130P.456890
 Person under 18 years of age–64-110Katarina Osman, et al. Clinical Biochemistry (Vol. 31, No. 8, 657-665, 1998)
Arsenic * Women BRCA1 (-)–< 0,6Marciniak W., 2020, P.439315
 Women BRCA1 (+)–< 0,85Marciniak W., 2021
 Men–0,7-1,14Pat.243835
 Person under 18 years of age–NZ*–
CadmiumWomen BRCA1 (-)–<0,6Pat.243866
  Smokers0,87-1,23 
 Women BRCA1 (+)–< 0,27Pat.237085
 Men–< 0,21Pat.243863
 Person under 18 years of age–NZ*–
ZincWomen BRCA1 (-)–5600-6100Pat.243832
 Women BRCA1 (+)Non-smokers6000-6700P.439319
  Smokers6400-6800 
 Men–6000-6500Pat.243833
 Person under 18 years of age–NZ*–
Copper **Women BRCA1 (-)< 50 yo850-1000P.438572
  > 50 yo< 1000 
 Women BRCA1 (+)Non-smokers < 50 yo750-825 
  Non-smokers > 50 yo< 1000 
  Smokers< 1000 
 Men–< 800Pat.243834
 Person under 18 years of age–NZ*–
LeadWomen BRCA1 (-)–≤ 7,5P.438655
 Women BRCA1 (+)–< 8P.433150
 Men–< 13,5Pat.243865
 Person under 18 years of age–NZ*–
  • NZ - so far, no correlation has been found between the concentration of the element and the risk of cancer in this clinical subgroup
  • Women BRCA1 (-) – women without a detected mutation in the BRCA1 gene
  • Women BRCA1 (+) – women with a detected mutation in the BRCA1 gene
  • Non-smokers
  • Smokers
  • * Level of arsenic below 0.6 µg/l in the blood in women over 40 years of age may be the expected concentration if a diet low in arsenic is used, but it may also be a parameter/marker indicating the developing malignant tumor of the large intestine. It is recommended to do this to rule out this possibility control colonoscopy (Baszuk i wsp., 2021).
  • ** Level of copper powyżej 1000 µg/l  we krwi u kobiet oraz stężenie miedzi powyżej 800  µg/l we krwi  u mężczyzn może wskazywać na rozwijający się nowotwór złośliwy jelita grubego. W celu wykluczenia tej możliwości wskazane jest wykonanie control colonoscopy (Baszuk i wsp., 2021).
Element Group Norm [µg/l] Publication/ Patent application number
Selenium Women 95-102,5 Lener M, 2016 Lubiński JA, 2018 Lubiński J, 20118 Pietrzak S, 2019 Szwiec M, 2021 Rogoża-Janiszewska E., 2021 P.437046
Men 95-102,5
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Arsenic Women NZ* –
Men 0,75-1,0 P.437046
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Zinc - 1025-1175 Lubiński J, 2021 P.434767 P.437046
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Copper - <1000 ≤ 900 P.436999
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Manganese Women 1-10 P.438040
Men NZ* –
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –
Chromium Women >0,5 P.438042
Men NZ* –
Person under 18 years of age NZ* –

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72-003 Dobra (Szczecińska)

Phone

Tel: 91 433 42 56
Fax: 91 852 44 33

Email

office@read-gene.com
laboratory@read-gene.com

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