Flax facts - Scoop: health fitness nutrition diet supplements personal care environment - slows growth of breast tumors, prostate tumors - Brief Article

Vegetarian Times, April, 2003

Two new studies point to a potent weapon in the fight against cancer: flax, a crop used in ancient Egypt not only for making clothing and fishnets but also for medicinal purposes. The most recent study, conducted by the University of Toronto and published in the November 8, 2002 issue of Cancer Letters, showed that the addition of flaxseeds to the diet can slow the growth of human breast tumors.

An earlier study, conducted at Duke University Medical Center and published in the July 2001 issue of Urology, showed a similar effect on prostate tumors. Maybe Hippocrates, who prescribed flax as a cure for abdominal ailments 2,400 years ago, was onto some good flax facts!