Flaxseed Helps Mice with Prostate Cancer
 (HealthScoutNews, 11/12/02)

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center studied 135 mice that had been genetically engineered to develop prostate cancer. They divided the animals into 2 groups and fed them all a standard mouse diet, replacing 5% of the food with flaxseed for one of the groups. The researcher found that the tumors in the mice eating the flaxseed were less aggressive and half the size of those in the control group. This validates previous studies that suggest that the high Omega-3 fatty acids and the fiber content in flaxseed may protect against cancer.