The role of PC-SPES, selenium, and vitamin e in prostate cancer
Das, P.; Kaplan, I.
Oncology 16(3) 285-291; Discussion 291: 295-296; 299-300
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0890-9091 PMID: 15046388 Document Number: 550435
Prostate cancer patients commonly use complementary and alternative medications. There has been growing interest in recent years in the role of the herbal medication PC-SPES and the essential nutrients selenium and vitamin E in the prevention and treatment of prostate cancer. This article reviews the preclinical and clinical studies of these therapies. It is critical that health-care professionals be aware of the potential role and side effects of these widely used complementary and alternative therapies.