Low serum selenium concentration in patients with cervical or endometrial cancer

Abstract
Serum concentrations of Se were determined in 37 patients with cervical and 64 patients with endometrial cancer. The patients had lower (P < 0.001) serum concentrations of Se than the age-, weight- and place of residence-matched paired control women. There was no difference in the Se concentration between various age groups or different clinical stages of cervical or endometrial cancer. A low serum concentration of Se might be a contributing factor in uterine carcinogenesis.