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Fish Oil Does Not Prevent Cancer
MacLean CH, Newberry SJ, Mojica WA, et al. Effects of omega-3 fatty acids on cancer risk: a systematic review. JAMA 2006;295:403-415.
The Cancer Project News, Winter 2006
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A systematic review published in JAMA: The Journal of the
American Medical Association shows that fish oil does not
prevent cancer. The review analyzed the results of 38 prior studies
of the effect of fish oil on the risk of cancers of the breast,
colon, lung, prostate, skin, and other sites. Individual study
results varied. Some showed increased risk from fish oil, others
showed reduced risk, and most showed no effect. The combined
result was that fish oil has no evident protective effect against
cancer. 