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Flaxseed Oil Halts Prostate Tumor Growth
A recent study led by Duke University Medical Center researchers has shown to Flaxseed Oil is effective in halting prostate tumor growth.
Flaxseed, which is similar to a sesame seed, may be able to interrupt the chain of events that leads cells to divide irregularly and become cancerous.
Previous studies have shown a correlation between flaxseed supplementation and slowed tumor growth, but the participants in those studies had taken flaxseed in conjunction with a low-fat diet. Researchers in this study wanted to demonstrate that it is flaxseed oil that primarily offers the protective benefit.
In the study, the researchers examined the effects of flaxseed oil supplementation on men who were scheduled to undergo prostatectomy -- surgery for the treatment of prostate cancer.
The men took 30 grams of flaxseed oil daily for an average of 30 days prior to surgery.
Once the men's tumors were removed, the researchers looked at tumor cells under a microscope, and were able to determine how quickly the cancer cells had multiplied.
Men taking flaxseed oil , either alone or in conjunction with a low-fat diet, were compared to men assigned to just a low-fat diet, as well as to men in a control group, who did not alter or supplement their daily diet. Men in both of the flaxseed groups had the slowest rate of tumor growth.
"We are excited that this study showed that flaxseed oil is safe and associated with a protective effect on prostate cancer," Demark-Wahnefried said.
The researchers hope to next test the effectiveness of flaxseed supplementation in patients with recurrent prostate cancer, and ultimately to study its role as a preventative agent.
Source: New-Medical.net
Further information: www.news-medical.net.
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