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Mother’s Prenatal and Lactational Diet May Protect Daughters from Breast Cancer; Post-weaning Consumption Also Effective in Reducing Incidence Rates

Embargoed for Release at Time of Presentation: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:00 a.m. PDT Abstract: 3472 Babies Benefit from Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Womb to High Chair Anaheim, Calif. – Mothers who eat foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy and while nursing, and who...

Maternal Consumption of Canola Oil Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Mothers with diets high in omega 6 fats, which are common in the American diet, may be putting their offspring at higher risk for breast cancer at the genetic level, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International...

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer

PHILADELPHIA - Omega-3 fatty acids appear protective against advanced prostate cancer, and this effect may be modified by a genetic variant in the COX-2 gene, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. "Previous research...

Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer

• Consumption of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids reduced cancer in whites. • Benefit observed in white participants, but not black participants.