Title |
Can selenium levels act as a marker of colorectal cancer risk?
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Published in |
BMC Cancer, April 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2407-13-214 |
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Authors |
Marcin R Lener, Satish Gupta, Rodney J Scott, Martin Tootsi, Maria Kulp, Mari-Liis Tammesoo, Anu Viitak, Anders Metspalu, Pablo Serrano-Fernández, Józef Kładny, Katarzyna Jaworska-Bieniek, Katarzyna Durda, Magdalena Muszyńska, Grzegorz Sukiennicki, Anna Jakubowska, Jan Lubiński |
Abstract |
Selenium has attracted attention because of its antioxidant properties. Antioxidants protects cells from damage. Certain breakdown products of selenium are believed to prevent tumor growth by enhancing the immune cell activity and suppressing the development of tumor blood vessels. In this observational study, selenium level was measured in a series of patients from Poland and Estonia to determine a correlation between levels of this microelement and colorectal cancer risk. |
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