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R.B. · 04-04-2007, 03:03 PM

Just bringing this back for anybody new on the forum, and adding a link to some trials suggesting long chain omega three intake is linked with a reduction in the risk of BC.

Please do talk to your ad visors about significant dietary changes. Fish oil can cause blood thinning etc.

RB

http://www.her2support.org/vbulletin...638#post118638

and some more

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q..._uids=16823509

ABSTRACT

"Essential fatty acids have long been identified as possible oncogenic factors. Existing reports suggest omega-6 (omega-6) essential fatty acids (EFA) as pro-oncogenic and omega-3 (omega-3) EFA as anti-oncogenic factors. The omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), inhibit the growth of human breast cancer cells while the omega-6 fatty acids induces growth of these cells in animal models and cell lines."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q..._uids=15986129

ABSTRACT

"The omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), inhibit the growth of human breast cancer cells in animal models and cell lines, but the mechanism by which this occurs is not well understood."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...t_uids=9816126

[RBs comment - this is an older trial in mice but does raise the issue of the role of omega sixes - which are essential to human health but many question have been raised as to the impact where omega three and six are significantly out of balance]

ABSTRACT

"We showed previously that a diet rich in linoleic acid (LA), an omega-6 fatty acid, stimulates the growth and metastasis of human breast cancer cells in athymic nude mice. In contrast, diets supplemented with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), omega-3 fatty acids, exert suppressive effects."

04-04-2007, 03:03 PM	#128
R.B. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,843	Just bringing this back for anybody new on the forum, and adding a link to some trials suggesting long chain omega three intake is linked with a reduction in the risk of BC. Please do talk to your ad visors about significant dietary changes. Fish oil can cause blood thinning etc. RB http://www.her2support.org/vbulletin...638#post118638 and some more http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q..._uids=16823509 ABSTRACT "Essential fatty acids have long been identified as possible oncogenic factors. Existing reports suggest omega-6 (omega-6) essential fatty acids (EFA) as pro-oncogenic and omega-3 (omega-3) EFA as anti-oncogenic factors. The omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), inhibit the growth of human breast cancer cells while the omega-6 fatty acids induces growth of these cells in animal models and cell lines." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q..._uids=15986129 ABSTRACT "The omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), inhibit the growth of human breast cancer cells in animal models and cell lines, but the mechanism by which this occurs is not well understood." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...t_uids=9816126 [RBs comment - this is an older trial in mice but does raise the issue of the role of omega sixes - which are essential to human health but many question have been raised as to the impact where omega three and six are significantly out of balance] ABSTRACT "We showed previously that a diet rich in linoleic acid (LA), an omega-6 fatty acid, stimulates the growth and metastasis of human breast cancer cells in athymic nude mice. In contrast, diets supplemented with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), omega-3 fatty acids, exert suppressive effects."