Selenium cuts prostate risk

Selenium cuts prostate risk

Some 40,000 men die every year from prostate cancer, but a new study says what a man eats may help prevent the disease.

The study, published by the National Cancer Institute, found men who had the highest intakes of the mineral selenium cut their cancer rates by one-half to two-thirds compared to men with the lowest intakes of selenium.

"The notion that vitamins and minerals might prevent prostate cancer is a particularly exciting thing," said Dr. Philip Taylor of the National Cancer Institute.

Posted on February 09, 2007 20:02 | Colon / Prostate Cancer
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