Fatty acid facts, part II: role in the prevention of carcinogenesis, or, more fish on the dish?

EK Pauwels, K Kairemo - Drug news & perspectives, 2008 - europepmc.org
Many laboratory studies suggest that n-3 fatty acids, especially the long-chain
polyunsaturated fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) …

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and cancer

K Jing, T Wu, K Lim - Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
While the anticancer effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 fatty acids),
particularly eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), has been the …

Chemopreventive effects of omega-3 fatty acids

JR Lupton, RS Chapkin - Cancer Chemoprevention: Promising Cancer …, 2004 - Springer
Evidence increasingly suggests that 1 ω-3 fatty acids, particularly eicosapentaenoic acid
(20: 5n-3)(EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (22: 6n-3)(DHA) are protective against cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Consumption of fish and ω-3 fatty acids and cancer risk: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies

KH Lee, HJ Seong, G Kim, GH Jeong, JY Kim… - Advances in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple studies have suggested that ω-3 fatty acid intake may have a protective effect on
cancer risk; however, its true association with cancer risk remains controversial. We …

Differential anti-cancer effects of purified EPA and DHA and possible mechanisms involved

S Serini, E Fasano, E Piccioni… - Current Medicinal …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
As the concepts of pharmaconutrition are receiving increasing attention, it seems essential
to clearly assess the effects of specific dietary compounds in specific groups of patients or …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary fat and cancer—which is good, which is bad, and the body of evidence

B Bojková, PJ Winklewski… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
A high-fat diet (HFD) induces changes in gut microbiota leading to activation of pro-
inflammatory pathways, and obesity, as a consequence of overnutrition, exacerbates …

The traditional diet of Greece and cancer

AP Simopoulos - European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2004 - journals.lww.com
The term 'Mediterranean diet', implying that all Mediterranean people have the same diet, is
a misnomer. The countries around the Mediterranean basin have different diets, religions …

Red blood cell fatty acids and risk of colorectal cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC)

J Linseisen, N Grundmann, D Zoller, T Kuehn… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2021 - AACR
Background: A growing body of evidence suggests that alterations of dietary fatty acid (FA)
profiles are associated with colorectal cancer risk. However, data from large-scale …

[HTML][HTML] The Modulatory Effects of Fatty Acids on Cancer Progression

AJF Westheim, LM Stoffels, LJ Dubois… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide and the global cancer burden rises
rapidly. The risk factors for cancer development can often be attributed to lifestyle factors, of …

Omega-3 fatty acids as cancer chemopreventive agents

DP Rose, JM Connolly - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 1999 - Elsevier
There is both epidemiologic and experimental evidence that the long-chain omega-3 fatty
acids (FAs), which occur at high levels in some fish oils, exert protective effects against some …