Vitamin E and the risk of prostate cancer: the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT)

EA Klein, IM Thompson, CM Tangen, JJ Crowley… - Jama, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context The initial report of the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT)
found no reduction in risk of prostate cancer with either selenium or vitamin E supplements
but a statistically nonsignificant increase in prostate cancer risk with vitamin E. Longer follow-
up and more prostate cancer events provide further insight into the relationship of vitamin E
and prostate cancer. Objective To determine the long-term effect of vitamin E and selenium
on risk of prostate cancer in relatively healthy men. Design, Setting, and Participants A total …