Cross sectional study of serum selenium concentration and esophageal squamous dysplasia in western Kenya

Low serum selenium status has been associated with increased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). East Africa is a region of high ESCC incidence and is known to have low soil selenium levels, but...

Source: BMC Cancer - December 8, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Natalie R. Pritchett, Stephen L. Burgert, Gwen A. Murphy, John D. Brockman, Russell E. White, Justus Lando, Robert Chepkwony, Mark D. Topazian, Christian C. Abnet, Sanford M. Dawsey and Michael M. Mwachiro Tags: Research article Source Type: research