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Do selenium and vitamin E help prevent prostate cancer?

Dr. Robin Miller, MD
Dr. Robin Miller, MD
Internal Medicine
Selenium and Vitamin E do not help prevent prostate cancer and could actually increase the risk in some cases. Watch Robin Miller, MD, discuss when and why these supplements can hurt and not help.

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