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 – 07.10.2025 r.

ElementGroupSubgroupNorm [µg/l]Publication/Patent application number
SeleniumWomen BRCA1 (-)Non-smokers < 60 yo100-110P.438038
  Non-smokers > 60 yo94-104 
  Smokers110-120 
 Women BRCA1 (+)< 50 yo70-80P.439318
  > 50 yo95-120 
 MenNon-smokers100-110Pat.243864
  Smokers115-130 
 Person under 18 years of age64-110Katarina 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
 Men0,7-1,14Pat.243835
 Person under 18 years of ageNZ*
CadmiumWomen BRCA1 (-)Non-smokers0,28-0,33Pat.243866
  Smokers0,87-1,23 
 Women BRCA1 (+)< 0,27Pat.237085
 Men< 0,21Pat.243863
 Person under 18 years of ageNZ*
ZincWomen BRCA1 (-)5600-6100Pat.243832
 Women BRCA1 (+)Non-smokers6000-6700P.439319
  Smokers6400-6800 
 Men6000-6500Pat.243833
 Person under 18 years of ageNZ*
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 ageNZ*
LeadWomen BRCA1 (-)≤ 7,5P.438655
 Women BRCA1 (+)< 8P.433150
 Men< 13,5Pat.243865
 Person under 18 years of ageNZ*
  • 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 – 07.10.2025 r.

ElementGroupSubgroupNorm [µg/l]Publication/Patent application number
SeleniumWomen BRCA1 (-)Non-smokers < 60 yo100-110P.438038
  Non-smokers > 60 yo94-104 
  Smokers110-120 
 Women BRCA1 (+)< 50 yo70-80P.439318
  > 50 yo95-120 
 MenNon-smokers100-110Pat.243864
  Smokers115-130 
 Person under 18 years of age64-110Katarina 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
 Men0,7-1,14Pat.243835
 Person under 18 years of ageNZ*
CadmiumWomen BRCA1 (-)Non-smokers0,28-0,33Pat.243866
  Smokers0,87-1,23 
 Women BRCA1 (+)< 0,27Pat.237085
 Men< 0,21Pat.243863
 Person under 18 years of ageNZ*
ZincWomen BRCA1 (-)5600-6100Pat.243832
 Women BRCA1 (+)Non-smokers6000-6700P.439319
  Smokers6400-6800 
 Men6000-6500Pat.243833
 Person under 18 years of ageNZ*
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 ageNZ*
LeadWomen BRCA1 (-)≤ 7,5P.438655
 Women BRCA1 (+)< 8P.433150
 Men< 13,5Pat.243865
 Person under 18 years of ageNZ*
  • 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 – 07.10.2025 r.

ElementGroupSubgroupNorm [µg/l]Publication/Patent application number
SeleniumWomen BRCA1 (-)Non-smokers < 60 yo100-110P.438038
  Non-smokers > 60 yo94-104 
  Smokers110-120 
 Women BRCA1 (+)< 50 yo70-80P.439318
  > 50 yo95-120 
 MenNon-smokers100-110Pat.243864
  Smokers115-130 
 Person under 18 years of age64-110Katarina 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
 Men0,7-1,14Pat.243835
 Person under 18 years of ageNZ*
CadmiumWomen BRCA1 (-)Non-smokers0,28-0,33Pat.243866
  Smokers0,87-1,23 
 Women BRCA1 (+)< 0,27Pat.237085
 Men< 0,21Pat.243863
 Person under 18 years of ageNZ*
ZincWomen BRCA1 (-)5600-6100Pat.243832
 Women BRCA1 (+)Non-smokers6000-6700P.439319
  Smokers6400-6800 
 Men6000-6500Pat.243833
 Person under 18 years of ageNZ*
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 ageNZ*
LeadWomen BRCA1 (-)≤ 7,5P.438655
 Women BRCA1 (+)< 8P.433150
 Men< 13,5Pat.243865
 Person under 18 years of ageNZ*
  • 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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