Fish oil boosts responses to breast cancer drug tamoxifen, researchers find
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 08:30
in Health & Medicine
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women. Being exposed to estrogen over a long period of time is one factor that can increase a woman's risk of developing the disease. One way a woman can combat this risk factor is by taking the breast cancer drug tamoxifen. Now, researchers have found that omega-3 fatty acids could be a safe and beneficial booster for tamoxifen therapy.