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A low selenium level is associated with lung and laryngeal cancers.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Jaworska Katrzyna, Gupta Satish, Durda Katarzyna, Muszyńska Magdalena, Sukiennicki Grzegorz, Jaworowska Ewa, Grodzki Tomasz, Sulikowski Mieczysław, Waloszczyk Piotr, Woloszczyk Piotr, Wójcik Janusz, Lubiński Jakub, Cybulski Cezary, Dębniak Tadeusz, Lener Marcin, Morawski Antoni W, Krzystolik Karol, Narod Steven A, Sun Ping, Lubiński Jan, Jakubowska Anna
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: It has been suggested that selenium deficiency is a risk factor for several cancer types. We conducted a case-control study in Szczecin, a region of northwestern Poland, on 95 cases of lung cancer, 113 cases of laryngeal cancer and corresponding healthy controls. METHODS: We measured the...
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