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>>>Brian D. Lawenda, M.D.: As an integrative oncologist which is essentially a physician
that knows a lot about nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction, these are complementary
therapies that are useful in conjunction with conventional treatments like surgery, radiation
therapy, and chemotherapy.
I often get asked by my patients whether certain supplements may be beneficial for them during
their cancer treatment or after. One of the more common ones that people asked me about
is, is fish oil supplements or Omega 3 fatty acids. Most of the patients want to know if
these treatments whether these types of supplements can improve their survival or decrease the
risk of cancer coming back.
Unfortunately, we do not have good data to support the use of supplements in terms of
their benefit for improving survival or improving local control of cancer. What we do know for
Omega 3 fatty actually is some very interesting data coming out that shows that taking Omega
3 fatty acids or eating diets even that are high in Omega 3 fatty acids such as salmon,
for example.
These can actually decrease your anxiety level, which is interesting, decrease stress levels
and for the patients with breast cancer or many cancers, for that matter, anything that
you can do to reduce stress and anxiety is going to be beneficial. I am a big fan of
Omega 3 fatty acids, but you do need to talk to your physician about them before starting
it because there can be some side effects of treatment and they can also lead to certain
rare complications, particularly potentially bleeding complications.
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