Selenium & colon cancer.People with higher blood levels of selenium selenium (səlē`nēəm), nonmetallic chemical element; symbol Se; at. no. 34; at. wt. 78.96; m.p. 217°C;; b.p. about 685°C;; sp. gr. 4.81 at 20°C;; valence −2, +4, or +6. had a 34 percent lower risk of colon cancer colon cancer, cancer of any part of the colon (often called the large intestine). Colon cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. than people with lower selenium levels, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. researchers who pooled data from three studies on more than 1,700 people. What to do: Seafood is a good source of selenium, but amounts in plant foods depend on how much selenium is in the soil in which the foods are grown. To play it safe, look for a multivitamin mul·ti·vi·ta·min adj. Containing many vitamins. n. A preparation containing many vitamins. multivitamin that has at least 55 mcg of selenium (that's the latest recommended level). J. Nat. Cancer Inst. 96: 1669, 2005. |
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