"The latest study, however, is especially important because it is the largest study to date. It tracked the health of the men participating for up to 13 years. The duration of the study is significant because prostate cancer is usually a slow growing cancer, influenced by diet and lifestyle over decades as it develops. In this recent study, men with the highest levels of selenium in their blood were about half as likely to develop advanced prostate cancer as the men with the lowest blood selenium. Similarly, two past studies show that those with the lowest blood selenium have a moderately increased risk of prostate cancer."

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