Their study was reported in the October 6th issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Some fats protect, others pose a danger.
While saturated fats, fish oils, and most vegetable fats were not linked to greater risk of invasive cancer, mono- unsaturates increased the risk. They report that people who work in high-pressure situations, over which they have little control, face the highest risks. In a separate but related study, Japanese scientists showed that rats which were forced to watch other rats get electric shocks developed stress-induced precancerous DNA lesions of their own. Together, these reports point to an important psychological component to colorectal cancer, and suggest a possible mechanism for it. Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D. is director of the The Moss Reports for cancer patients.