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R.B. · 01-26-2008, 04:40 PM

"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 <img src="http://www.world-of-smilies.com/wos_engel/wos_engell4.gif" alt="Good vs Evil 2" /> while the omega-6 fatty acids induces growth of these cells in animal models and cell lines."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum
Differential effects of omega-3 and omega-6 Fatty acids on gene expression in breast cancer cells.
Hammamieh R, Chakraborty N, Miller SA, Waddy E, Barmada M, Das R, Peel SA, Day AA, Jett M.

Division of Pathology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.

01-26-2008, 04:40 PM	#198
R.B. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,843	"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 <img src="http://www.world-of-smilies.com/wos_engel/wos_engell4.gif" alt="Good vs Evil 2" /> while the omega-6 fatty acids induces growth of these cells in animal models and cell lines." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum Differential effects of omega-3 and omega-6 Fatty acids on gene expression in breast cancer cells. Hammamieh R, Chakraborty N, Miller SA, Waddy E, Barmada M, Das R, Peel SA, Day AA, Jett M. Division of Pathology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.