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Health
Lucinda Cameron

Denying cancer cells Brazil nut ingredient could halt spread of disease – study

More than 56,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer each year (Rui Vieira/PA) - (PA Wire)

A study on an essential mineral abundant in Brazil nuts could help unlock the key to preventing the spread of triple negative breast cancer, according to research.

The study, funded by Cancer Research UK, suggests that limiting the antioxidant effects of selenium, a popular ingredient of multivitamin supplements found in everyday foods such as meat, mushrooms and cereals, could be the secret to controlling this form of the disease.

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