Category Archives: Cancer

Fish Oil + Diet Slows Prostate Cancer

While prostate cancer affects men of ages, little is known about how to successfully treat it. However, it is widely known among scientific communities (like this one) that a diet low in fat and animal products, yet high in omega-3 can help prevent it. That’s why this study from the journal of Cancer Prevention Research…

Study Shows Fish Oil Cure For Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer

I just saw this article, “A Cure To Lung Cancer May Be In Fish Oil” (you can read it here) and just couldn’t help but share it. It’s about a study was first published in the journal Nutrition and Cancer. The full study is not available as free text online, but a quick google scholar…

Omega-3 Effects On Cancer

Omega-3s for Cancer

Dietary sources of omega-3 fatty acids are more commonly used to treat high cholesterol, or triglycerides. However, several recent studies have shown that fish oil supplements may also be helpful in the treatment of certain cancers. I’ve reviewed the most compelling findings from cancer treatment and prevention studies for you below. Breast Cancer. Women who…

How Fish Oil Helps With Breast Cancer

According to the National Cancer Institute, nearly 40, 000 women have died from breast cancer this year alone. This type of cancer affects both men and women each year, although it is fairly rare in men. This post will talk a little bit about what you should know about breast cancer, and discuss how taking…

Why Are Some Women Are Taking Fish Oil?

Heart-health conscious women around the world have been taking fish oil supplements as a result of its well documented effects on cardiovascular health, but some women are asking more from their fish oil: can it help reduce the risk of developing breast cancer? According to The Independent, an online news source, a new research study…

Fish Oil Reduces Risk of Colon Cancer

Dr. Sangmi Kim from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in North Carolina was prompted by some small trials on animals and humans to conduct a much larger study on the effect of omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil on colon cancer. They tested 1,503 whites and 369 African Americans, about half of each…

Can Fish Oil Prevent or Reduce Breast Cancer Risk?

As pointed out in the Journal of Nutrition, a number of animal studies have shown that fish oil slows breast tumor growth, inhibits cancer cells from spreading to other parts of the body, increases responsiveness to chemotherapy drugs and prevents cachexia (the cancer-related malnutrition that kills 40% of cancer patients). While these results are very…

Fish Oil Eases Chemotherapy for Bowel Cancer Patients

A recent trial studying bowel cancer patients at Sydney Hospital in Australia found that taking fish oil not only helped alleviate malnutrition and maintain their weight, but also made it easier to tolerate chemotherapy treatment: Scientists at Concord Hospital say that in a trial, bowel cancer patients who took omega-3 fish oil respond better to…

Treat Breast Cancer with Fish Oil?

Researchers have discovered that fish oil prevents breast cancer from spreading and causes some cancer sells to commit suicide when combined with propofol, an anaesthetic: Not only did they block cell migration and the ability to adhere to potential new tumour sites, they also triggered some cells to commit suicide. Neither worked by themselves, but…

Fish Oil Prevents Cervical Cancer from HPV (Human Papilloma Virus)

HPV, or Human Papilloma Virus, is the most common sexually-transmitted disease, with an estimated 1 in 4 sexually-active young adults having the disease. In women, this infection can eventually lead to cervical cancer, which kills more than 3,900 women every year. If you’re a sexually-active young woman, this could be your fate — unless you…

Fish Oil Enhances Chemotherapy

In an article on the effects of diet on treating disease, it mentions the possibility that the use of fish oil enhances chemotherapy for those with cancer. Anecdotal reports have also repeatedly indicated the advantages of fish oil (an important source of the omega-3 fatty acid EPA) to enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapy in cancer…

Fish Oil Kills Cancer?

The Institute of Food Research (IFR), a scientific organization in the UK, is going to be researching whether eating salmon or cod twice a week can aid in the prevention of cancer. They’ve recruited 135 volunteers, all of which are at high risk of developing bowel cancer. This was a juicy little tidbit: In the…

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