Breast cancer articles

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/ar...-recovery.aspx

(Dr Mercola advocates krill oil for omega-3. I don't. I advocate flax. ...See below)

https://www.cancure.org/flax.htm

https://www.007b.com/breast-cancer-prevention.php
https://www.007b.com/breast-cancer-prevention-2.php

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But the problem with flax seed and relying on plant sources to correct omega 3 status is the lack of good evidence showing people can convert ALA to EPA and then to DHA.
Most readers here will have an omega 6 level that is far too high. The ratio of omega 6 to omega 3 will on average be above 20<>1 and many well be 30<>1 and in this pro inflammatory environment the gut flora necessary to benefit from the ALA in flax seed will be low.
At high intakes of LA the risk for breast cancer increases.


Dietary n-3 LCPUFA from fish oil but not alpha-linolenic acid-derived LCPUFA confers atheroprotection in mice.
The same process would apply in BC.

If we are going to lower inflammatory status and allow those bacteria that increase omega 3 absorption and conversion to thrive we first have to reduce our consumption of those seed/grain oils that contain the most omega 6 Linoleic acid.

Susan compiled this list from Wiki

The anti-cancer properties of flax have been known for decades and proven thousands of time

https://www.beckwithfamily.com/Flax1.html

https://www.beckwithfamily.com/Flax2.html

Flax and flaxseed oil (Linum usitatissimum): a review by the Natural Standard Research Collaboration.I think that flaxseed oil bought from a healthfoodshop that doesn't keep it in the fridge is probably going to do more harm than good as it's very easily oxidized in the oil form.

If you buy whole linseed (it keeps for 2yrs if kept cool) and grind it yourself in coffee mill each week and keep the flaxseed meal/flour in the fridge, then this will provide useful soluble dietary fibres and the potential for improving omega 3 status depending on your gut flora and level of inflammation. The lower your inflammatory status the better chance you have of having the gut bacteria that enable absorption of it's ALA.

Conversion rate of ALA to DHA is very poor, even worse to EPA. The longer the chain, the slower it gets..
Hunters are smart because they get more dietary omega 3 than herbivores. Double smart, because they obtain them without having to go through
laborious bioaccumulation. Fish oil or krill oil are best sources. Mercola cited today, a new study - admittedly on a small group - that demonstrated higher efficiency of krill oil in raising serum DHA/EPA. The additional cost is not justified, however - even if you want the astaxanthin (for which there ARE suitable plant sources)

https://www.springerlink.com/content/...4/fulltext.pdf

All PUFA are susceptible to rancidity, and flax oil is notoriously unstable - same as linseed oil - a cloth soaked in linseed/flax oil will spontaneously ignite - sufficient proof of oxidation tendency if any proof is needed. Keep your fish oil refrigerated! Take care about your sources, too. Get it fresh, and check that it's free of pollutants.