DHA Improved Breast Cancer ChemotherapyWritten by Keith D. Bishop, Clinical Nutritionist, B.Sc. Pharmacy, - February 12, 2010
DHA, found in fish oil capsules, appears to improve
survival by sensitizing tumours to chemotherapy.
The American Cancer Society (ASC) states that every year about
1.3 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer around the world. The incidence of breast cancer has increased
by about 30 per cent over the past 25 years in the western world while death rates have declined due to improved
detection and treatments.
Study Details Researchers recruited 25 women with metastatic breast cancer to participate in their open-label single-arm phase II study. This patient population had a poor prognosis as 68 per cent had liver metastases in addition to other sites of metastases. As part of their anthracycline-based chemotherapy regimen women were given additional DHA, 1.8 grams per day, for 2 to 6 months.
Women with the highest DHA levels in their blood
lived an average of 12 months longer than the women with the lowest DHA
levels. The DHA supplements during chemotherapy were not associated with any adverse side effects. Click here to read more Natural Breast Cancer Treatment Strategies. Click here to learn about OmegaPure DHA by Xymogen. Broccoli Extract Inhibits Growth of Breast Cancer Cells Click here to read more about Alternative Breast Cancer Treatment Research.
Reference Source: British Journal of Cancer, Volume 101, Pages
1978-1985, “Improving outcome of chemotherapy of metastatic breast cancer by docosahexaenoic acid: a phase II
trial”, P. Bougnoux, N. Hajjaji, M.N. Ferrasson, B. Giraudeau, C. Couet, O. Le Floch Click here to email this page to a friend.
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Notice that researchers gave the women 1.8 grams of DHA each
day. DHA and EPA are omega-3 fatty acids found in traditional fish oil products. Fish oil omega-3 fatty acids
should be taken with food to increase absorption. Concentrated DHA doses are available in Cod Pure Plus or Omega Pure DHA. Click here to read more about Alternative Breast Cancer Treatment Research.
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