Omega-3 Memiliki Banyak Manfaat: Apakah Bisa Melawan Kanker?

Ahda Fatikha  Rudia; Hendriani Aulia  Dwi; Negara Baiq Ramdhani  Amelia; Radwa Ghanniya  Atifah; Nurhidayati Nurhidayati

doi:10.29303/jk.v12i2.4439

Ahda Fatikha Rudia Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Mataram
Hendriani Aulia Dwi Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Mataram
Negara Baiq Ramdhani Amelia Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Mataram
Radwa Ghanniya Atifah Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Mataram
Nurhidayati Nurhidayati Departemen Farmakologi, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Mataram, Mataram, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29303/jk.v12i2.4439

Keywords: omega-3, α-Linoleic Acid (ALA), Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA), Docodahexaenoic Acid (DHA), therapy, cancer

Abstract

Cancer is the biggest cause of death in the world, around 10 million deaths are caused by cancer. In 2020, 17 million new cases were recorded, of which 8.5 million people died each yearfrom cancer,while 66% ofpatients canlive up to 5years after being diagnosed and 40% of patients can live more than 10 years after being diagnosed. Various prevention efforts against risk factors have been carried out. The main modalities of cancer therapy today are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation with the choice of therapy based on the stage of the cancer. Research shows that giving omega-3 supplementation to patients undergoing chemotherapy is considered very beneficial because omega-3 works synergistically with chemotherapeutic agents and can also be used to increase the radiosensitivity of tumor cells so that it has a good impact on the success of therapy.