Selenium is an essential micronutrient mineral found mainly in soils and has been shown to
prevent certain cancers in humans and animals. However, the dose and effects of selenium …

This experiment was designed to compare the effect of two selenium sources at the dosage
of therapeutic level on hepatocarcinogenesis and angiogenic cytokines in DEN-induced …

Selenium (Se), a dietary micronutrient, plays a vital role in cancer chemotherapy in many
organs including the liver. We have studied the relationship between some minerals, which …

Previous studies in animals and humans have shown that selenium compounds can prevent
cancer development. In this work we studied the tumor preventive effect of selenium …

Four groups of weanling male Wistar rats (Groups A—D) received diethylnitrosamine (DEN,
40 ppm) in their drinking water for four weeks; after a recovery period of two weeks, they …

Epidemiologic and experimental evidence support a chemoprotective role for selenium (Se)
in malignancy. Many mechanisms have been proposed to explain this phenomenon. In this …

An inverse correlation between geographic distribution of liver cancer incidence and the
selenium (Se) contents of whole blood and grains was observed in Qidong county, Jiangsu …

Materials and Methods: Rats were divided randomly into six groups: Negative control,
positive control (diethyl nitrosamine+ 2-acetylaminofluorene), preventive group, preventive …

The chemoprotective efficacy of selenium, a dietary micronutrient, against chemically-
induced hepatocarcinogenesis in rats was investigated. Carcinogenesis was performed by a …

Selenium in supra-nutritional doses is tumour-preventative in animal models and in humans.
In this work, we have compared the effect of sodium selenite on tumour growth in a rat …