Something Fishy about Fish Oil

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Manufacturers of fish oil supplements claim that their products can help prevent and manage heart disease, as well as protect your brain, your joints, and even your mood. But are fish oil supplements really safe to take, or can they have a negative effect on prostate cancers? Dr. Danoff reviews some recent research and gives his personal recommendation in this month’s newsletter.

Something Fishy about Fish Oil

The medical community is in the midst of a fierce debate over whether fish oil supplements are more likely to decrease or increase the risk and severity of prostate cancer. Studies in 2011 and 2013 found a higher incidence of prostate cancer among men who consumed omega-3 fatty acids, but a 2016 experimentfound that fish oil hindered the growth of prostate tumors in mice. These conflicting results have raised new questions about the safety of fish oil supplements.

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Dudley Seth Danoff, MD, FACS, is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Danoff is a graduate of Princeton University, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He received his medical degree at Yale University with honors. He completed his urologic surgical training and fellowship at Columbia University Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. Following his training, he served as a major in the United States Air Force Medical Corps. For more than a quarter century, Dr. Danoff taught on the clinical faculty of UCLA School of Medicine. Currently, he is attending urologic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He is the founder and president of the prestigious Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Tower Urology Medical Group, the leading urologic practice serving the Southern California community for over thirty years. Dr. Danoff and his wife, Israeli singer Hedva Amrani, are longtime residents of Beverly Hills, California, and have two children: Aurele Danoff, an attorney, and Doran Danoff, a composer.

 

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