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Christine MH-UK · 05-11-2006, 02:09 PM

Menendez seems to have a research project going on this topic. The general upshot of it seems to be that, at least based on two her2 breast cancer cell lines, omega nines seem to be the best oils for lowering herceptin resistance, but omega 3s are also of some benefit. He does indicate at one point in passing that omega sixes have undesirable effects, but he doesn't make much of it. He has also done some work indicating that, at least at the cell level, omega 9s and omega 3s are beneficial in reducing chemo resistance to certain drugs, including taxotere and navelbine.

I did some calculations based on some of his work and it seemed like olive oil was the most beneficial oil, followed by flaxseed oil. The benefit/harmfulness of canola wasn't clear. Alot of common oils, such as corn oil and sunflower oil, were definitely harmful, if they have the same effect on her2 cancers in humans as they have in cells.

Does this work in people? Who knows. There was a study of women on the Canary Islands that indicated that the women who used olive oil had half the breast cancer of those who didn't, so a benefit is possible. I did, however, once post the question of whether anyone had noticed any dramatic effects from switching oils and nobody had, so there is perhaps room for skepticism.

At any rate, using olive oil isn't a great hardship and so I figure it is worth a try.

05-11-2006, 02:09 PM	#6
Christine MH-UK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 414	Not just olive oil, though Menendez seems to have a research project going on this topic. The general upshot of it seems to be that, at least based on two her2 breast cancer cell lines, omega nines seem to be the best oils for lowering herceptin resistance, but omega 3s are also of some benefit. He does indicate at one point in passing that omega sixes have undesirable effects, but he doesn't make much of it. He has also done some work indicating that, at least at the cell level, omega 9s and omega 3s are beneficial in reducing chemo resistance to certain drugs, including taxotere and navelbine. I did some calculations based on some of his work and it seemed like olive oil was the most beneficial oil, followed by flaxseed oil. The benefit/harmfulness of canola wasn't clear. Alot of common oils, such as corn oil and sunflower oil, were definitely harmful, if they have the same effect on her2 cancers in humans as they have in cells. Does this work in people? Who knows. There was a study of women on the Canary Islands that indicated that the women who used olive oil had half the breast cancer of those who didn't, so a benefit is possible. I did, however, once post the question of whether anyone had noticed any dramatic effects from switching oils and nobody had, so there is perhaps room for skepticism. At any rate, using olive oil isn't a great hardship and so I figure it is worth a try.