Selenium Supplementation for Prevention of Colorectal Adenomas and Risk of Associated Type 2 Diabetes

Conclusions: Overall, selenium did not prevent colorectal adenomas and showed only modest benefit in patients with baseline advanced adenomas. With limited benefit and similar increases in T2D to other trials, selenium is not recommended for preventing colorectal adenomas in selenium-replete individuals.

Source: JNCI - August 15, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Thompson, P. A., Ashbeck, E. L., Roe, D. J., Fales, L., Buckmeier, J., Wang, F., Bhattacharyya, A., Hsu, C.-H., Chow, H. H. S., Ahnen, D. J., Boland, C. R., Heigh, R. I., Fay, D. E., Hamilton, S. R., Jacobs, E. T., Martinez, M. E., Alberts, D. S., Lance, Tags: Article Source Type: research