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Selenium for preventing cancer

  1. Gabriele Dennert1,*,
  2. Marcel Zwahlen2,
  3. Maree Brinkman3,
  4. Marco Vinceti4,
  5. Maurice P A Zeegers5,
  6. Markus Horneber6

Editorial Group: Cochrane Gynaecological Cancer Group

Published Online: 11 MAY 2011

Assessed as up-to-date: 6 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005195.pub2

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Dennert G, Zwahlen M, Brinkman M, Vinceti M, Zeegers MPA, Horneber M. Selenium for preventing cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD005195. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005195.pub2.

Author Information

  1. 1

    Institut für Transdisziplinäre Gesundheitsforschung, Berlin, Germany

  2. 2

    University of Bern, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland

  3. 3

    Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Department of General Practice, Leuven, Belgium

  4. 4

    University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Department of Public Health Sciences, Modena, Italy

  5. 5

    Department of Public Health & Epidemiology, Unit of Genetic Epidemiology, Birmingham, UK

  6. 6

    Klinikum Nord, Medizinische Klinik 5-Schwerpunkt Onkologie/Haematologie, Nuernberg, Germany

*Gabriele Dennert, Institut für Transdisziplinäre Gesundheitsforschung, Graefestrasse 16, Berlin, D-10967, Germany. dennert@diverse-health.de.

Publication History

  1. Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions), comment added to review
  2. Published Online: 11 MAY 2011

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Figure 1. Flow chart literature search
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Figure 2. Newcastle-Ottawa-Scale: number of studies by number of "stars" assigned in the case-control part of studies
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Figure 3. Newcastle Ottawa-Scale: number of studies by number of "stars" assigned in the cohort part of studies
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Figure 4. Funnel plot of comparison: 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, outcome: 1.17 Total cancer incidence and mortality.
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Figure 5. Funnel plot of comparison: 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, outcome: 1.7 Prostate cancer risk.
[Analysis 1.1]
Analysis 1.1. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 1 Breast cancer risk (women).
[Analysis 1.2]
Analysis 1.2. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 2 Bladder cancer risk.
[Analysis 1.3]
Analysis 1.3. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 3 Lung cancer risk (gender-aggregated data).
[Analysis 1.4]
Analysis 1.4. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 4 Lung cancer risk (gender-disaggregated data).
[Analysis 1.5]
Analysis 1.5. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 5 Lung cancer risk (ascending order of selenium levels).
[Analysis 1.6]
Analysis 1.6. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 6 Lung cancer risk.
[Analysis 1.7]
Analysis 1.7. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 7 Prostate cancer risk.
[Analysis 1.8]
Analysis 1.8. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 8 Prostate cancer risk (by selenium measurement).
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Analysis 1.9. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 9 Prostate cancer risk (by exposure assessment).
[Analysis 1.10]
Analysis 1.10. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 10 Prostate cancer risk (by continent).
[Analysis 1.11]
Analysis 1.11. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 11 Prostate cancer risk (by country).
[Analysis 1.12]
Analysis 1.12. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 12 Prostate cancer risk (ascending order of selenium levels).
[Analysis 1.13]
Analysis 1.13. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 13 Stomach cancer risk.
[Analysis 1.14]
Analysis 1.14. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 14 Stomach cancer risk (by gender).
[Analysis 1.15]
Analysis 1.15. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 15 Colorectal cancer risk.
[Analysis 1.16]
Analysis 1.16. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 16 Colorectal cancer risk (by gender).
[Analysis 1.17]
Analysis 1.17. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 17 Total cancer incidence and mortality.
[Analysis 1.18]
Analysis 1.18. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 18 Total cancer incidence and mortality (ascending order of selenium levels).
[Analysis 1.19]
Analysis 1.19. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 19 Total cancer incidence and mortality (women).
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Analysis 1.20. Comparison 1 Highest versus lowest selenium exposure, Outcome 20 Total cancer incidence and mortality (men).
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