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Omega 3 and Cancer

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Page 1: Omega 3 and How It Can Help Cancer Sufferers

Omega 3 and Cancer

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• Cancer is formed when there is damage to a cell’s DNA. Cancer Cell replicate and build up into a mass called a tumor

• The more the cells replicate they more damaged they become. Cancer cells are also very adept at getting nutrients in the body to feed them and their growth

• They do this by produce proteins that create new blood cells to feed them (known as angiogenesis), and produce enzymes to keep themselves from ageing and dying as normal cells do.

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• Cancer affects different types of cells around the body in different way depending on where the cancer is

• For example liver cells are different to a brain cell, and a skin cell and so on.

• Some cancers are aggressive, some are slow to progress, some are hormone sensitive, some are not.

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• However, cancer cells all have one thing in common, they all need nutrients. So because our nutrients come through our diets, what we eat can affect them greatly.

Prevention is the Best Cure

• Inflammation is also closely linked with cancer. Chronic inflammation has been highlighted as a causal factor in skin, prostate and colon cancers, and as research continues we may well find it affects lots of others types of cancers as well

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• There is already a huge amount of scientific research showing the anti-inflammatory effects of omega 3, (wheras Omega 6 is seen as pro-inflammatory

• A 2011 study found that those people with a higher omega 6:3 ratio were at a significantly higher risk of high-grade prostate cancer. In the same year another study also showed that increasing omega 3 prevented non melanoma skin cancers by reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines

• A 2015 study showed that omega 3’s anti-inflammatory effects also extended to colorectal cancer, and people with diets high in omega 3 had a much lower risk of developing the disease

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Reducing the Severity of Cancer

• A 2012 study showed that renal cancer patients with lower levels of omega 3 had more aggressive tumours, and a lower chance of survival

• However, despite many studies showing the benefits of omega 3 and cancer, there is one 2013 study that showed that very high levels of omega 3 led to an increased risk of prostate cancer

• Although this study has been heavily criticised in the scientific and medical community for not taking lifestyle and other health factors into account, such as smoking, drinking, obesity and immune system function

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Omega 3 as an Addition to Standard Cancer Treatments

• There are a growing number of studies that show omega 3 supplementation in addition to standard treatments can make the treatments more effective

• A 2015 study showed a decrease in tumor size when omega 3 supplementation was added to chemotherapy. The authors of the study concluded that omega 3 helped the chemotherapy work more efficiently

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• In breast cancer studies, omega 3 has been shown to improve the efficiency of anti-estrogens

• The studies show that adding omega 3 to standard treatments can make tumors more sensitive to treatment. It may also lead to doctors using lower toxic doses of chemotherapy drugs, which can reduce the long lasting side effect of cancer treatment, as well as increasing the overall health of the patient which can only help survival rates

• Similar studies have shown the same effects on lung cancer and colorectal cancer tumors

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Improving Cancer patients quality of life

• We know that chemotherapy is very tough on the body, and the side effects of cancer treatment can be severe. Studies have shown that omega 3 can be helpful in reducing these side effects

• One study showed that omega 3 supplementation led to a better nutritional status in patients battling advanced lung cancer. It also helped them maintain a healthy weight and energy level, stay in treatment programs longer, and reduced the severity of other side effects

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• Studies on brain cancer have also shown that omega 3 can help to protect the healthy tissues surrounding the brain tumours. Treatments for brain tumours can affect the healthy tissue surrounding the tumors and lead to permanent damage and lower cognitive functioning

Omega 3 - Killing Cancer Cells

• EPA and DHA are the 2 main omega 3 fatty acids. Whilst both are beneficial, they have different effects when it comes to cancer cells

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• EPA has been shown to decrease the risk of prostate tumors spreading. EPA has also been shown to decrease the size of lung, skin and colorectal cancers

• DHA has been shown to reduce tumor size in breast, oral and brain cancers

• Both EPA and DHA use the same mechanisms to reduce cancer sizes by reducing their ability to create new blood cells, and therefore access the body’s nutrients

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• For more information and to see the citations for the studies mentioned in this presentation, head over to the original article on our blog, or head to our site see the latest deals on our Ultra Pure Omega 3.