EATING OILY FISH CUTS PROSTATE CANCER RISK; Two-third reduction on one meal a week.Byline: BY EMILY COOK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT MEN who regularly eat oily fish or seafood reduce their risk of getting prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. by two-thirds, a study claims. Researchers say the Omega-3 oils found in fish such as mackerel mackerel, common name for members of the family Scombridae, 60 species of open-sea fishes, including the albacore, bonito, and tuna. They are characterized by deeply forked tails that narrow greatly where they join the body; small finlets behind both the dorsal and , salmon and herring fights off the inflammation of the prostate that is often linked to cancer. The study compared the diets of 466 men diagnosed with the disease and 478 healthy men. Men who ate oily fish or shellfood, one to three times a month had a 36 per cent lower risk of prostate cancer than those who excluded them from their diet. Eating fish more than once a week led to a 57 per cent reduction in risk. Professor John Witte, from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). , said: "The strongest effect was seen from eating dark fish such as salmon one or more times per week." Around 35,000 men get prostate cancer each year in the UK. About 10,000 die from the disease. 36% Lower risk in men who ate fish than those who didn't 10,000 Men die from prostate cancer every year in UK |
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