Study of Prediagnostic Selenium Level in Toenails and the Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Authors

Kazuko Yoshizawa · Harvard University

Walter C. Willett · Harvard University

Steven J. Morris · University of Missouri

M. J. Stampfer · Harvard University

Donna Spiegelman · Harvard University

Eric B. Rimm · Harvard University

E. Giovannucci ·

Abstract

Our results support earlier findings that higher selenium intakes may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Further prospective studies and randomized trials of this relationship should be conducted.

Topics & Keywords

Selenium in Biological Systems Animal Diversity and Health Studies Trace Elements in Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 90, Issue 16, pp. 1219-1224

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.16.1219

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