Body surface area-based omega-3 fatty acids supplementation strongly correlates to blood concentrations in children.

Inflammation is of great importance for malignancy and a persistent inflammatory response can drive tumor growth [1, 2]. Childhood cancer is the second most common cause of death among children in high-income countries and the most prevalent diagnoses are leukemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, bone and brain tumors. In the latest decades survival has dramatically improved using a multimodal approach including chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, but recently the survival seems to have reached a plateau.

Source: Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids - April 23, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: L. Ljungblad, H. Gleissman, G. Hedberg, M. Wickstr öm, N. Eissler, J. Pickova, J.I. Johnsen, K. Tedroff, B. Strandvik, P. Kogner Source Type: research