Flaxseed Oil for Optimal Health and Wellness
10. ER-Negative Breast Cancer Cells
Estrogen-receptor or ER-negative cancer cells don’t rely on estrogen or progesterone for growth nor respond to treatments that block those hormones. This cancer tends to grow quickly, making it particularly deadly. Various dose combinations of flaxseed oil and its lignan, SDG, increase cancer cell apoptosis or programmed cell death and lead to lower rates of metastasis to lungs — between 16 and 70% — and 52% in distant lymph nodes.
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