Selenium Reduces the risk of Cancer

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Selenium Reduces the risk of Cancer

Clark ,LC

 

ABSTRACT:The present study is the first randomized, double-blind prevention

trial to testthe specific hypothesis that a supplement of the essential nutrient

selenium can reduce the risk of cancer.

 

METHODS: The trial randomized at total of 1,312 patient with histories of basal

cell of squamous cell carcinomas of the skin to either a daily oral supplement

of 200 µg selenium, or a placebo. They where followed with regular semi-annual

dermatologic examinations and annual vital status for a total of 8,269

person-years of observation (x=7.0 years).

 

RESULTS: No cases of selenium toxicity occured. Selenium treatment did not

affect the primary endpoints-- incidence of new basal or squamous cell carcinoma

of the skin. Selenium-treatment was, however, associated with statistically

significant reductions in several secundary endpoints: total and lungcancer

mortality, total cancer incidence, colorectal cancer and prostate cancer

incidence. Total cancer incidence was 42% lower in the selenium group (p<.001).

The consistencies of these associations over time, between study clinics and for

the leading cancer sites strongly suggest that, for this cohort of patients,

selenium-supplementation had substantial health benefits.

 

CONCLUSIONS: Selenium does not show protective effects against non-melanoma skin

cancers.

 

However, results support the hypothesis that supplemental selenium can reduce

the incidence of, and mortality from, carcinomas of several sites. This

observation demands further evaluation in well controlled prevantion trials. (

JB: According to a lecture of Richard Passwater this study shows that taking

selenium supplements reduces the risk of getting cancer with 42% and the risk of

dying from cancer with 52%. After 5 years selenium supplementation there was a

decreased risk getting lungcancer (39%) and a decreased risk getting

prostatecancer (69%)

 

FASEB 10 (3): A550 Abstr #3171 (8 March 1996)

 

 

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