Selenium reduces prostate cancer risk

Selenium reduces prostate cancer risk

Men with high selenium intake are less likely to develop prostate cancer than men with low selenium intake, according to a report published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention.

More than 15% of U.S. men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetimes, and more than three percent will die from it. A number of studies have found that men with low intake of selenium have a higher risk of prostate cancer than men with high intake of selenium, suggesting that selenium might have a protective role.



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