UA Cancer Center Team Questions Safety, Efficacy of Selenium and Colorectal Cancer Risk (IMAGE)

University of Arizona Health Sciences

UA Cancer Center Team Questions Safety, Efficacy of Selenium and Colorectal Cancer Risk

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A UA-led clinical trial found that selenium supplementation did not prevent colon polyps and may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.

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University of Arizona Health Sciences

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