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A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids may lower prostate cancer genetic risk

A diet rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids found in certain fish or fish oil, nuts, seeds and vegetable oils may help lower prostate cancer risk in individuals with a genetic predisposition to cancer. So conclude researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in their study appearing online on June 21 in advance of publication in the July print issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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