Our j cancer prev: fish oil supplement may prevent cancer

July 3, 2019 / BIOON / - increasing the intake of fish oil in the diet, as well as the "healthy" omega-3 fatty acids in the fish oil, are believed to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer How it works is unclear, but it is thought to modify lipid signaling molecules associated with inflammation and cancer Harvey murff, M.D., master of public health, and colleagues conducted a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of fish oil and olive oil supplements in participants with a history of colorectal adenomas Source: http://cn.bing.com they assessed the levels of lipid signaling molecules in urine and rectum Fish oil supplementation can reduce urinary pge-m Overall, it did not reduce rectal PGE2, but it did reduce PGE2 in participants who did not use aspirin or other NSAIDs The gene variation of fatty acid level did not change the effect of fish oil on PGE2 The research results published in European Journal of cancer prevention show that fish oil supplementation has moderate but beneficial effects on the molecules related to colorectal cancer, and provides support for further research on fish oil fatty acids as cancer prevention agents Reference: Maya n white et al Effects of fish oil supplement on eicosanoid production in patients at high risk for chromatic cancer, European Journal of cancer prevention (2019) Doi: 10.1097/cej.0000000000000455