CHC debunks cancer link
July 15, 2013
THE Complementary Healthcare
Council of Australia has slammed a
widely publicised US study linking
Omega-3 and prostate cancer,
saying the report is “inconclusive
and contradictory”.
Mainstream media, including
both Fairfax and News Limited
outlets in Australia, have run major
stories on the study in the Journal
of the National Cancer Institute,
which reported a 71% higher risk
for dangerous high-grade prostate
cancer among men who ate fatty
fish or took fish-oil supplements.
The researchers were unable
to explain why omega-3s appear
linked to a greater risk of prostate
cancer, but a large European study
also found the same omega-3 and
prostate cancer link.
However CHC Executive Director,
Dr Wendy Morrow, said the US
study was not specifically designed
to look at the exact relationship
between omega-3 fatty acid intake
and prostate cancer, but rather to
test the effects of Selenium and
Vitamin E on cancer prevention.
“Therefore, no firm conclusions
can be drawn from this study as it
does not demonstrate cause and
effect,” she said.
“While it is important that
any recommendation for
supplementation of complementary
medicines take into account
associated risk, the conclusions
drawn from this study ignore the
totality of scientific evidence that
has been collected regarding the
health benefits of omega-3 fatty
acids,” Morrow added.
She said that consumers should
not be alarmed by the claims, and
should continue to take their fish
oil supplements and include fish in
their diet, and consult their doctor
in case of any concerns.
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