Selenium may reduce breast cancer rates

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Selenium may reduce breast cancer rates

 

 

LONDON, Jun 16, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The mineral

selenium, found in Brazil nuts, liver and kidneys, might help protect some women

from developing breast cancer.

The BBC reported Monday University of Illinois researchers may have discovered

how selenium interacts with a natural body chemical to offer protection.

Previous studies have indicated selenium can reduce the likelihood of other

types of cancer, as well as to a lowered chance of heart disease.

The latest study involved taking tissue samples from more than 500 women who did

not have breast cancer, comparing those women's genetic makeup with 79 breast

cancer tissue samples.

The American scientists found certain genes responsible for producing an enzyme

believed to have cancer-fighting properties were more common in the breast

cancer tissue samples.

Their conclusion was that women with certain genetic makeups might benefit from

extra selenium.

The research appears in the journal Cancer Researchers. However, the researchers

warned more study is needed before any recommendations on selenium supplements

can be made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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