Thank you for that Lani.
Olive oil seems to work against cancer by different mechanisms by virtue of both the fats and other ingredients e.g.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...ubmed_RVDocSum
I will give it some thought. I will see if the full trial is free to view. It would have been interesting to see a comparison with other free fatty acids eg DHA, AA, EPA, LA etc.
I was also not aware palmitate killed cancer cells.
Was the oleate in the presence of the palmitate.
Are the cells proliferating or growing or are the fats being used for fuels.
Do these cells normally have an ability to store fats as part of their usual activities as breast cells - milk creation which must include fat manufacture accumulation and storage?
I will have look at the previous oleate / other fats' trials if I get time to see if my understanding is up to any intelligent comment.
RB