Nonetheless, several writers highlight the various effects of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) on cancer cells, including their penetration, inhibition of certain cancer-induced enzymes like EGFR, regulation of ROS production, induction of autophagy, and stimulation of cancer cell apoptosis (Gao et al., 2020; Makhlof et al., 2022). Here, EGFR is linked to cancer.