A second large, prospective study by scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has confirmed the link between high blood concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids and an increased risk of prostate cancer.
The latest findings indicate that high concentrations of EPA, DPA and
DHA -- the three anti-inflammatory and metabolically related fatty
acids derived from fatty fish and fish-oil supplements -- are associated
with a 71 percent increased risk of high-grade prostate cancer. The
study also found a 44 percent increase in the risk of low-grade prostate
cancer and an overall 43 percent increase in risk for all prostate
cancers.
The increase in risk for high-grade prostate cancer is important because those tumors are more likely to be fatal.
Alan Kristal, Dr.P.H., the senior author of the report that was published on the 11th July in the online edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, and
member of the Fred Hutch Public Health Sciences Division is quoted as saying: "We've shown once again that use of nutritional supplements may be
harmful."
Read more in ScienceDaily: Link between omega-3 fatty acids and increased prostate cancer risk confirmed
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