Abstract:Selenium in the form of selenized yeast was reported by Clark et al. to have possible lung cancer chemopreventive benefits based on a secondary observation emanating from a large skin cancer prevention trial. (JAMA 1996; 276: 1957-1963. Since that time, epidemiologic, in vitro, and therapeutic research studies have continued to support the hypothesis that non-toxic selenium supplementation may decrease the risk of aerodigestive cancer in persons at high risk, e.g., those with resected bronchogenic cancer. Sinc… Show more
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