Dear Sally,
My wife Linda regularily takes flax seed oil. It has a proven track record in Cancer-fighting potential. It has a balance of Omega 3,6 and 9 EFA. In the past, much of it's cancer fighting ability has been atributed to the Omega 3 and its anti-estrogen activity. Recent research has shown that Omega 9 (oleic acid) may be even mor important. Olive oil does the same thing. I've attache a short summary and a link on oleic acid.
"Friday April 13 06:39 PM EDT Study: Common Seed Fights Cancer A recent Canadian study shows that a common seed may be a promising new cancer fighter, researchers say. Dr. Paul Gross of Princess Margaret Hospital and a team of researchers from the University of Toronto asked a group of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients to eat two tablespoons of ground flaxseed in a muffin each day. Then, Gross' research team analyzed samples of their tumors. The study found that flax actually slowed the growth of breast cancer. "The scientific community is very interested in this study," Gross said. "We've been bombarded by other investigators from around the world." Researchers found that in less than a month, the women taking flaxseed slowed their rate of tumor growth by up to 33 percent. There also was nearly a 60-percent drop in the spread of the most aggressive cancer cells. "Flaxseed is the first nutritional product that has been studied, and that has produced hard scientific evidence," Gross said. According to the study, researchers believe that a fiber in the seed helps to sweep the hormone estrogen out of the body, which blocks its ability to make tumors grow. Flax would be the first cancer treatment that isn't a chemical, researchers said. However, since flax is a food, it doesn't have the backing of a drug company. Researchers said that they don't know how much longer they would be able to continue their work. Some cancer support groups believe that the data shouldn't be ignored. "There is a community out there who are hungry for this kind of information, and it won't bother them that it's not a pharmaceutical," Sue Wright of the Willow Breast Cancer Support Center. "In fact, it might even encourage them"
The link addresses the anti-HER2/neu action of oleic acis:
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/news-...leic-acid-kills
This last article discusses the pro-herceptin effects of oleic acis:
http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/1,8788,00.htm
Regards,
Al