Is Dietary Fat Related to Cancer?
Eating a diet with a higher percentage of the calories derived from fat
appears to place people at greater risk of many cancers. This may partly
be explained by the association between a high fat diet and the develop-
ment of obesity. However, some researchers believe that a high fat diet
exerts an independent effect as well. In addition, diets containing higher
amounts of linoleic acid, an essential omega-6 PUFA, have been reported
to place people at a greater risk of various cancers.
an oral chemotherapy drug used for the treatment of cancer.
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