Omega 3 Fatty Acids Prevent Cachexia in Lung Cancer Patients

Cachexia is the withering away of one’s body while in a frail state of health.  Acceleration of cachexia accompanies very poor health outcomes.  Preventing cachexia is a battle that must be won if any cancer treatment is to be successful.  A new study proves that DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. and EPA Eicosapentanoic acid. Type of long chain essential fatty acid - Omega 3 oil. Works in concert with DHA. Must gotten through food sources such as deep cold water fish or some limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. can prevent cachexia in lung cancer patients.  The authors stated, “Our data confirm that the continual assumption of EPA Eicosapentanoic acid. Type of long chain essential fatty acid - Omega 3 oil. Works in concert with DHA. Must gotten through food sources such as deep cold water fish or some limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. plus DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. determined an anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative action which could be considered a preliminary goal in anti-cachectic therapy.”

The study was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in patients undergoing chemotherapy with inoperable lung cancer received a rather modest does of EPA Eicosapentanoic acid. Type of long chain essential fatty acid - Omega 3 oil. Works in concert with DHA. Must gotten through food sources such as deep cold water fish or some limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. (510 mg) and DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. (340 mg) per day over a 66 day period.  Those taking the omega 3 fatty acids significantly gained weight during the trial (the opposite of one’s body withering away).  Levels of inflammatory CRP C-reactive protein. It is an acute phase protein that increases during systemic inflammation. It is a general way to assess cardiovascular disease risk. A more sensitive test for heart disease risk is hs-CRP, highly sensitive CRP. and IL6 declined in the omega 3 group as the trial progressed, indicating significantly improved internal biochemistry resulting in anti-inflammatory action (cachexia is driven by excessive inflammation).  Furthermore, the omega 3 oils helped stabilize the anti-oxidant defense system, another important marker of improved health which would enable a person to better tolerate the toxic effects of chemotherapy.

In many ways medical cancer treatments are a game of chance – what will get killed first – the cancer or the patient?  Anything that bolsters the patient’s health improves odds of a successful outcome from medical treatment.  Other data that I have recently presented also shows that DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. itself acts to improve the killing of cancer cells, both by its direct anti-cancer properties and by its ability to help chemo drugs enter resistant cancer cells.

Thus, there are multiple advantages to utilizing DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement./EPA Eicosapentanoic acid. Type of long chain essential fatty acid - Omega 3 oil. Works in concert with DHA. Must gotten through food sources such as deep cold water fish or some limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. during cancer treatment, minimally to help maintain the nutritional well-being, as best we can, to prevent cachexia.  If we lived in a remotely normal world oncologists across the U.S. would routinely recommend DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement./EPA Eicosapentanoic acid. Type of long chain essential fatty acid - Omega 3 oil. Works in concert with DHA. Must gotten through food sources such as deep cold water fish or some limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. with all cancer treatment.  Many lives could be saved and their treatments would work better.