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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…

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…

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