Taking additional selenium will not reduce cancer risk, study suggests

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 21:30 in Health & Medicine

Although some people believe that taking selenium can reduce a person's risk of cancer, a Cochrane Systematic Review of randomized controlled clinical trials found no protective effect against non-melanoma skin cancer or prostate cancer. In addition, there is some indication that taking selenium over a long period of time could have toxic effects.

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