Selenium May Prevent Prostate Cancer Advance

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Science and Supplement News: Selenium May Prevent Prostate Cancer Advance

 

Selenium supplements may stop prostate cancer from progressing but not

necessarily from occurring in the first place. A study reported in the May 5,

2004, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute compared selenium

levels from 586 men who eventually developed prostate cancer to levels among 577

men who didn’t develop the disease. Results showed that men with the highest

levels of selenium were 48-percent less likely to develop advanced prostate

cancer than men with the lowest levels. A much larger study to determine whether

selenium protects against prostate cancer is underway. This effort, the Selenium

and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT), sponsored by the National Cancer

Institute, is seeking to enroll more than 32,000 men to see if either nutrient

helps prevent prostate cancer. Earlier studies have suggested that selenium may

decrease the risk of prostate cancer by more than 60 percent.

 

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