2014   Selenium and cancer: A story that should not be forgotten – Insights from genomics Catherine Meplan and John Hesketh, Advances in Nutrition and Cancer, Cancer Treatment and Research 159;145-166: V. Zappia et.al, (eds.)        “low serum selenium was reported to be a pre-diagnostic indicator of higher cancer risk , particularly for gastrointestinal and prostate cancers” “A subsequent trial in China with a daily 50mcg/day supplement of selenised yeast was found to lower esophageal cancer mortality.” “several lines of evidence, including reduced activity/expression of some selenoproteins in breast, prostate, colorectal and lung cancers….suggest a role for selenoproteins in the aetiology of cancer initiation and progression.” “risk of advanced [prostate] cancer is significantly modified by Se status” 2013 Does a role for selenium in DNA damage repair explain apparent controversies in its use in chemoprevention? [review]    Soumen Ber...