The prevalence of low selenium levels in newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patients |
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| Authors: | Postovsky Sergey Arush Myriam Weyl Ben Diamond Eric Elhasid Ronit Shoshani Gideon Shamir Raanan |
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a Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
b Biochemistry Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
c Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
d Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. |
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| Abstract: | Low selenium (Se) levels have been found in assoiciation with high incidences of various types of adult cancer. Much less is known about this issue among pediatric cancer patients. Forty-two pediatric patients with a variety of newly diagnosed malignancies were divided into two groups, 20 with localized disease (LD) and 22 with widespread disease (WSD). Analysis of serum collected before the commencement of treatment showed that half the patients had low Se serum levels, lower and more common in WSD than in LD. There was no significant difference in the prevalence of low albumin levels among patients with low Se levels, and most of the newly diagnosed children did not suffer from malnutrition. It was concluded that Se deficiency is common among newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patients, Se levels are lower in WSD than LD, and low Se levels are more prevalent in WSD patients than in LD patients. |
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| Keywords: | Incidence Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Cancer Patients Selenium Deficiency |
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