Effects of Fish Oil on Lipid Metabolites in Breast Cancer (2012)

Title:

Effects of Fish Oil on Lipid Metabolites in Breast Cancer

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Research Institution:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Location:

North Carolina

Researcher:

Iris Edwards

Project Description:

By studying women who were recently diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, Dr. Edwards hopes to determine whether fish oil protects against breast cancer and if so, how it does so. She proposes that omega-3 fatty acids may be safe and inexpensive tools in the arsenal of agents to combat breast cancer.