Frances E Thompson, Blossom H Patterson, Stephanie J Weinstein, Mary McAdams, Vickie L Spate, Richard F Hamman, Robert S Levine, Katherine Mallin, Paul D Stolley, Louise A Brinton, J Steven Morris, Regina G Ziegler
OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between serum selenium and cervical cancer. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study of cervical cancer in five areas around Birmingham, AL; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Miami, FL; and Philadelphia, PA. Community controls were selected by random-digit dialing and were matched to invasive cervical cancer cases by age, race/ethnicity, and telephone exchange. Serum selenium was determined by neutron activation analysis. Logistic regression analysis controlling for known risk factors of cervical cancer, including human papillomavirus (HPV) type-16 measured serologically, was performed on 227 invasive cases, 127 in-situ cases, and 526 controls...
August 2002: Cancer Causes & Control: CCC