Fish oil tied to breast cancer prevention

**Nate** · #1 07-09-2010, 12:31 PM

Fish oil tied to breast cancer prevention

PAUL TAYLOR
July 9, 2010

ptaylor@globeandmail.com
"There is promising news on the cancer front. Research released this week suggests that fish oil supplements may help guard against some types of breast cancer.
But the lead author of the study is quick to add a few words of caution. "This is only one study. And we don't rely on just one study to make a recommendation" to start taking fish oil to stave off breast cancer, says Emily White of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
Still, the findings are intriguing and bound to fuel more interest in the already popular fish oil supplements, which are also thought to help curb the risk of heart disease.The study involved more than 35,000 postmenopausal women who completed a questionnaire about their use of non-vitamin, non-mineral, supplements. Aside from fish oil, the list of supplements also included acidophilus, black cohosh, chondroitin, dong quai, garlic pills, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, glucosamine, melatonin, methylsulfonylmethane, soy and St. John's wort.

After six years of follow-up, a total of 880 women were diagnosed with breast cancer. The researchers then analyzed the data to see if taking any of the supplements bestowed some protection against breast cancer..."

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