Brazil nuts link to spread of breast cancer

A MINERAL found in Brazil nuts could hold the key to halting the spread of breast cancer, a study has revealed.

- Hanna Geissler

Selenium performs crucial functions in the body and helps to stave off chronic conditions, so cutting it out of our diets is not an option.

But scientists found that starving triple negative breast cancer cells of this antioxidant could kill them.

Experts now hope the findings could lead to a treatment that interferes with the body's absorption of selenium.