Fighting Bowel Cancer

Mannose enhanced the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple types of cancer including leukaemia, osteosarcoma, ovarian and bowel cancer. It slowed tumour growth, reduced the size of tumours and even helped increase the lifespan of some mice

People with bowel cancer may improve their survival chances by eating a lot of omega 3 fatty acids found in oily fish like tuna and salmon, a study suggested on Wednesday.

A purified form of omega 3 fatty acids cuts the number and size of precancerous bowel growths (polyps) in people whose genetic make-up predisposes them to bowel cancer.

Mannose enhanced the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple types of cancer including leukaemia, osteosarcoma, ovarian and bowel cancer. It slowed tumour growth, reduced the size of tumours and even helped increase the lifespan of some mice

People with bowel cancer may improve their survival chances by eating a lot of omega 3 fatty acids found in oily fish like tuna and salmon, a study suggested on Wednesday.

A purified form of omega 3 fatty acids cuts the number and size of precancerous bowel growths (polyps) in people whose genetic make-up predisposes them to bowel cancer.