Benefits of Omega-3 in Cancer Prevention

The omega-3’s Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) and Docosahexanoic Acid (DHA) from fish and fish oils have been found to be beneficial for prostate, breast and colo-rectal cancer prevention. Omega-3’s EPA and DHA from fish and fish oil have also never been shown to negatively impact health or increase the risk of issues related to cancer.

Understanding Omega-3

The omega-3 compound is made up of four main fatty acids: EPA and DHA from fish and fish oils, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) from flax and canola oils, and DPA from whale and seal oils. The clinical evidence overwhelmingly supports the use of EPA and DHA from fish and fish oils for prostate, breast and colo-rectal cancer prevention, shows no specific benefit for the use of DPA related products, and an increased risk in advanced prostate cancer from the ALA form.

Prevention vs. treatment

The benefits of omega-3 EPA and DHA have shown impact on the prevention side. On the treatment side, the role of omega-3 EPA and DHA is still unclear.

However, it is clinically clear that those suffering from any form of cancer are more susceptible to heart disease, weakened immune response and other related inflammatory conditions which omega-3 EPA and DHA do positively impact.

Why use See Yourself Well™ EPA and DHA for cancer prevention health?

By incorporating See Yourself Well EPA and DHA into a treatment program and lifestyle choice, a patient will improve the biomarkers associated with:

a reduced risk of developing breast cancer by 26%

a reduced risk of developing prostate cancer by 45%

a reduced risk of developing colo-rectal cancer by 30%

Recommended See Yourself Well™ dosages*

In order to capture all of the risk factors indicated above, the patient should consume 1.2 grams of combined See Yourself Well™ EPA and DHA omega-3 per day as follows:

2 of the 1,000mg capsules, or

4 of the 500mg capsules, or

1/4 teaspoon of the liquid oil

* Dosage recommendations given are intended to cover all risk reductions listed and are based on 600mg or 60% EPA/DHA concentrate of 1 gram of fish oil. * Both Health Canada and the FDA recognize 3,000mg combined EPA and DHA as an efficacious dosage for blood TG lowering in people with elevated blood TG levels.

In addition, the American Heart Association, through its journal circulation, recommends 1,000mg combined EPA and DHA for mortality risk reduction in patients with known or suspected heart disease.

Purity and Cleanliness

All See Yourself Well™ products are tested for compliance with the standards set by the Council for Responsible Nutrition and the World Health Organization and receive a 5-Star Rating from the International Fish Oil Standards Program available for viewing at www.ifosprogram.com

References
1. Br J Cancer. 2003 Nov 3;89(9):1686-92.
2. Augustsson et al., Cancer Epid., Biomarkers, and Prev., 12: 64-67, 2003.
3. Norat et al., J. Natl. Cancer Inst., 97:906-16, 2005.