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Primary Research · 2009

Effect of selenium and vitamin E on risk of prostate cancer and other cancers: the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT)

Lippman SM, Klein EA, Goodman PJ, et al. · JAMA, 2009

Key finding

Large primary-prevention RCT (n=35,533) found selenium 200µg/day did not prevent prostate cancer — and later follow-up raised concerns about increased type 2 diabetes risk at supplemental doses in selenium-replete populations.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19066370/

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