One study performed on rabbits found that those who were forced to eat zinc - deficient diets suffered from painful skin lesions, hair loss, and an increased number of infections. (petconsider.com)
However, the actual number of infections could be much higher. (health.com)
Even before treatment, cancer patients in the study had a small number of infection - and tumor - fighting T cells that target these unusual proteins, the researchers found. (sciencenews.org)