Treated mice formed fewer tumors and showed
less angiogenesis, and half survived to day 40, whereas all untreated mice died within 30 days, the group reports in Science.
The likely mechanism is that omega - 3 fats result in
less inflammation and
angiogenesis, and indeed when a very low - fat diet (15 % E) is supplemented with fish - oil prior to radical protatectomy, there was
less cell proliferation in the excised prostates, despite no change to IGF - 1 levels.