Too Much Fish Oil Might Boost Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Says

[brentspeak]

Just great. And I was starting an Omega-3 fish oil capsule regimen.

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/07/10/too-much-fish-oil-might-boost-prostate-cancer-risk-study-says

Too Much Fish Oil Might Boost Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Says

By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a lot of oily fish or taking potent fish oil supplements may increase a man's risk of developing prostate cancer, new research suggests.

Moreover, marine sources of omega-3 fatty acids may also raise the risk for aggressive prostate cancer, according to the study by scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.

"These anti-inflammatory omega-3s were associated with a 43 percent increased risk for prostate cancer overall, and a 71 percent increased risk in aggressive prostate cancer," said study lead author Theodore Brasky, a research assistant professor at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center in Columbus, who was at Hutchinson at the time of the study. Aggressive prostate cancer is often fatal, he added.

Omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish such as salmon, trout and fresh tuna and in fish oil capsules, are widely reputed to have health benefits because of their anti-inflammatory properties.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

1. What are we supposed to believe. There always seems to be contradictory medical information.

That reminds me.

My doctor said, "I want you to give up whisky, smoking, and fish."

I asked, "If I do that, will I live to be 100."

He said, "No. But it will seem like it."

[LeftofObama]

2. Oh great!

I take two fish oil capsules every night before bed. Yet another thing to worry about.