Selenium sucks for lung cancer

There has been a lot written about selenium and its healing properties. For decades, people have been gulping down selenium to treat every disorder under the sun.

Now another study shows that selenium does not reduce the risk of developing lung cancer. This latest study from MD Anderson Cancer center confirms that selenium is junk. The researchers at MD Anderson followed more than 1,500 patients with early lung cancer who had their cancer removed and were cancer free. These patients took 200 microgram of selenium everyday. 

The results were abysmal to say the least. In fact, the study at MD Anderson was stopped prematurely because patients taking the sugar pill fared a lot better than those taking selenium.

In a previous study, these researchers also showed that selenium did not protect against skin or prostate cancer.

Now a number of major cancer hospitals in the country are recommending that consumers stop wasting their money on selenium in the hope of preventing lung cancer or any other cancer.

For consumers who want to prevent lung cancer, the best advice is to stop smoking.  If you do not smoke, then do not start this dreadful habit.