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Personally, I believe by taking flaxseed and flaxseed oil prior to diagnosis, I unwittingly saved by life.
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Thank you for taking the trouble to post. It is really difficult to get people to understand how hugely influential on a very wide basis Omega 3 [generally not enough in our diet] and 6 [generally too much in our diet because of high vegetable oil consumption] are in almost all body function.
There are a number of trials suggesting significant risk reduction factors in BC for those who take flax oil and or fish oil (long chain Omega 3s). One trial suggested a 70% lower risk in the quartile with the highest levels on long chain Omega 3s in breast tissue.
The ability to convert the mother Omega 3 in flaxseed oil to the long chain fats diminishes with age, may be is reduced by chemo, diminishes with oestrogen loss, etc, so supplementation of the long chain fats DHA and EPA is a sensible risk reduction strategy. [Please talk to your doctor as there are a limited number of health issues particularly with `blood thinning` medication with Omega 3 fish oil supplementation]
It is for me very clear that fats metabolism plays a part in BC and other cancers. Omega 3 and 6 mother fats are unique in that the body cannot make them and they can only be got through diet.
Omega 3 and 6 alter gene expression including HER2 and BRAC.
Herceptin works at least in part through the fats pathways.
Thank you for your kind words
RB