Selenium's Role in Cancer Spread Challenged by New Study

Research suggests limiting selenium uptake could prevent the spread of triple negative breast cancer cells.

A study published in EMBO Molecular Medicine indicates that selenium, a mineral found in foods like Brazil nuts, is crucial for the survival of triple negative breast cancer cells when they spread.
The research was conducted by the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute in Glasgow and suggests that interfering with selenium uptake could stop the cancer from spreading.
Triple negative breast cancer is difficult to treat and often becomes inoperable when it spreads to other parts of the body.
Researchers found that when cancer cells are not clustered together, they are highly dependent on selenium to survive.
The study offers hope for new treatments targeting selenium metabolism in cancer cells, potentially preventing the disease from spreading further.