Background: Inverse associations between selenium status and cancer risk have been
observed in animal studies, ecologic studies, and some case-control and prospective …

A meta-analysis was undertaken to quantitatively determine if men with low selenium levels
were at increased risk of prostate cancer. PubMed, EMBASE and current contents were …

Prostate cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men worldwide and the most common
cancer in men in the United States, with reported incidence rates for US blacks being the …

Background: Prostate cancer is a growing public health problem. Several human studies
have shown a potentially protective effect of selenium, but the conclusions from published …

Background Recent studies have suggested that selenium intake may prevent the risk of
developing prostate cancer. Results from some of these studies have given conflicting …

PURPOSE: The trace element selenium, a constituent of antioxidant enzymes, has been
proposed as a chemopreventive agent for prostate and other cancers. MATERIALS AND …

Abstract Background The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial found no effect of
selenium supplementation on prostate cancer (PCa) risk but a 17% increased risk from …

Background: Few studies have evaluated the relation between selenium supplementation
after diagnosis and prostate cancer outcomes. Methods: We prospectively followed 4459 …

Mounting laboratory and epidemiologic evidence suggests that selenium may be important
in the etiology of both cancer and heart disease. We explored the use of hair and nails as …

Context Secondary analyses of 2 randomized controlled trials and supportive epidemiologic
and preclinical data indicated the potential of selenium and vitamin E for preventing prostate …