| From past scientific reports the Mediterranean | | | | breast cancer in connection with the gene- |
| dietary intake has been proven to offer | | | | Her-2/neu-Gen. Within approximately 20 per cent |
| protection against many diseases. | | | | of all breast cancer patients this gene is |
| In US studies researchers have found out in what | | | | overactive. |
| way the Mediterranean food diet that contained a | | | | It comes on with an aggressive tumor growth |
| high portion of olive oil can protect against breast | | | | and female patients connected with it have a |
| cancer. A component of the olive oil could even | | | | smaller chance of survival. In the cell tests oleic |
| find itself in the close future used in cancer | | | | acid lowered the genes activity by 46 per cent, |
| therapy. | | | | reports the scientists in the "Annals OF Oncology". |
| Investigations conducted on the population of | | | | Beyond that oleic acid increased the effectiveness |
| south Europe pointed out that a Mediterranean | | | | of the cancer means "Herceptin". This affected |
| diet with a lot of fish, fruit, vegetables and olive oil | | | | likewise the Her-2/neu-Gen and can extend the |
| protects against a row of diseases, among them | | | | life expectancy of the female patients. |
| are some kinds of cancer and cardiovascular | | | | Possibly oleic acid can emerge as one of the |
| diseases. | | | | solutions to become another resistance for use |
| In particular an illness-preventing effect is | | | | by medicine to help prevent or at last stop, this |
| associated with olive oil and the unique oleic acid | | | | aggressive cancer reports Menendez. |
| contained within it. The researchers around Javier | | | | Because it affects a protein, which plays a role in |
| Menendez before that Northwestern University | | | | the emergence of Herceptin. |
| Fine Mountain School OF Medicine in Chicago | | | | It still remains to be seen whether the results of |
| examined it at a cellular level to see the effects | | | | the cell attempts can be transferred to humans, |
| of the cell in contact with the acid. | | | | their investigation however supports the |
| Gene activity braked | | | | epidemiological studies, which showed a |
| The tests showed that oleic acid decreases the | | | | Mediterranean Diet offered a protecting effect. |
| activity of a gene, that with the emergence by | | | | |