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Bowel Cancer
Higher selenium intake may protect against bowel cancer, report shows
December 28th, 2004
Higher intake of the trace mineral selenium may help to protect against bowel cancer, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Having higher blood levels of selenium is associated with lower levels of colorectal neoplasia, the study by researchers at the Arizona Cancer Centre, University of Arizona found. Past epidemiological studies on selenium and colorectal cancer have had mixed results. However, a statistically significant reduction of colorectal cancer as secondary endpoint was noted in the Nutritional Prevention of Cancer trial (relative risk: 0.58) as was an overall reduction in colorectal adenomas. ...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-12-28)
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