Claim: Research found selenium led to a "dramatic reduction" in prostate and lung cancer.
Fact-check: Selenium not shown to cause 'dramatic reduction' in certain cancers - Full Fact
Verdict: low quality evidence linking selenium to decreased risk of cancers such as prostate and lung has not been borne out in large reviews of randomised controlled trials.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Dr Fergus Brown
Date published: 2023-08-07T00:00:00