Although it accounts for only 1.2% of all cancers in males, cancer of the testis accounts for about 11%-13% of all cancer deaths of men between the ages of 15-35. Testicular cancer has two peaks according to age. The first peak occurs before the age of 45 and accounts for about 90% of cases of testicular cancer.
For acne, doses of 40-300 milligrams of zinc sulfate two or three times daily with or without food have been taken by mouth for 4-12 weeks. 30-200 milligrams of zinc gluconate prior to a meal daily for 2-3 months has also been studied.
Upon analysis, we found that the 23 mg zinc gluconate lozenges used every two hours (nine lozenges per day) shortened common colds by about seven days, with strong statistical significance (P=0.001).1 On the other hand, the zinc orotate lozenge and zinc nasal spray study showed zero results.