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selenium  

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  • THE POSSIBILITY THAT selenium might play a significant role in human health, and especially in cancer, has received a good deal of attention in recent years. An accumulation of indirect and direct evidence has raised the possibility that selenium supplementation might decrease vulnerability to cancer. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Selenium]

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