SELECT, the largest-ever prostate cancer prevention trial, is testing selenium and vitamin E (alone or in combination) to see if these supplements may prevent prostate cancer. SELECT began enrolling patients on August 21, 2001, and hopes to enroll 32,400 men over a five-year period.
There are 435 SELECT sites throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
In the first two years of recruitment (August 21, 2001, to August 20, 2003):
- 24,639 men have been enrolled, or 76 percent of the total enrollment goal.
- Of these, 3,526 are African Americans, comprising 14 percent of the enrolled total
The median age of SELECT participants is 62. The oldest participant enrolled at the age of 93.
A diverse group of men have joined SELECT. As of August 20, 2003:
- 79 percent are white.
- 13 percent are African-American.
- 5 percent are Hispanic (non-African-American).
- 1 percent are Hispanic (African-American).
- 1 percent are Asian/Pacific Islander.
- In men, prostate cancer is the most common cancer after skin cancer.
- Prostate cancer is the second highest cause of cancer death in men in the U.S.
- African-American men in the U.S. have the highest prostate cancer rates in the world.
...or to locate a participating center, call 1-800-4-CANCER in the United States and Puerto Rico or 1-888-939-3333 in Canada. For a collection of material about SELECT, visit Digest Page: The SELECT Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial.
SELECT Enrollment by U.S. State & Puerto Rico as of Aug. 2003 |
U.S. State |
Number |
U.S. State |
Number |
Alabama |
124 |
Montana |
31 |
Alaska |
8 |
Nebraska |
257 |
Arizona |
475 |
Nevada |
166 |
Arkansas |
17 |
New Hampshire |
6 |
California |
2,259 |
New Jersey |
235 |
Colorado |
655 |
New Mexico |
8 |
Connecticut |
97 |
New York |
868 |
Delaware |
56 |
North Carolina |
418 |
District of Columbia |
516 |
North Dakota |
256 |
Florida |
625 |
Ohio |
805 |
Georgia |
258 |
Oklahoma |
355 |
Hawaii |
25 |
Oregon |
278 |
Idaho |
140 |
Pennsylvania |
864 |
Illinois |
1,493 |
Puerto Rico |
948 |
Indiana |
291 |
Rhode Island |
25 |
Iowa |
493 |
South Carolina |
853 |
Kansas |
333 |
South Dakota |
59 |
Kentucky |
328 |
Tennessee |
357 |
Louisiana |
247 |
Texas |
1,364 |
Maine |
6 |
Utah |
250 |
Maryland |
108 |
Vermont |
43 |
Massachusetts |
220 |
Virginia |
234 |
Michigan |
937 |
Washington |
1,122 |
Minnesota |
870 |
West Virginia |
184 |
Mississippi |
587 |
Wisconsin |
425 |
Missouri |
478 |
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SELECT Enrollment by Canadian Province as of Aug. 2003 |
Canadian Province |
Number |
Canadian Province |
Number |
Alberta |
57 |
Ontario |
1,065 |
British Columbia |
725 |
Québec |
702 |
Nova Scotia |
33 |
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