INTEGRATIVE ONCOLOGY-ESSENTIALS
AN EVIDENCE-BASED, PERSONALIZED APPROACH IN CARING FOR THOSE LIVING WITH OR BEYOND CANCER

FATS 101

Studies suggest that diets higher in the bad fats:
  • Increase the risk of developing cancer (especially more aggressive cancers) and cancer progression.
  • Suppress the immune system and increase inflammation in the body.
  • Increase the risk of dying from numerous cancers (i.e. breast, prostate, colorectal, lung)
Bad fats include the trans fats (partially and fully hydrogented fats) and saturated fats:
  • Try to limit your intake of saturated fats to 5-10% of your total daily calories.
  • Transfats are bad. There is no reason to ever consume them.
  • The risk of breast cancer almost doubles among women who have high blood levels of trans fatty acids.
Healthier fats include the unsaturated fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats).
  • Omega-3 fatty acids are the best, followed by Omega-9 then Omega 6-fatty acids.
Did You Know That...
Omega-3 fatty acids may decrease the risk of developing cancer and cancer progression:
  • Omega-3 fatty acids are transformed into anti-inflammatory proteins (prostaglandins), reducing inflammation in the body.
  • Several studies discovered that omega-3s found in fatty fish (or in high-quality purified fish-oil supplements) can help slow cancer cell growth in a large number of tumors (lung, breast, colon, prostate, kidney, etc.).
Omega-6 fatty acids may increase the risk of developing cancer and cancer progression:
  • Omega-6 fatty acids are transformed into pro-inflammatory proteins, stimulating inflammation in the body.
  • Omega-6 fatty acids increase the production of tumor-stimulating growth factors
  • Omega-6 fatty acids activate a cancer-promoting gene (ras-p21) that leads to tumor growth
Omega-9 fatty acids may decrease the risk of developing cancer and cancer progression:
  • Omega-9 fatty acids suppress a cancer growth stimulating gene in breast cancer (HER2/neu)

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