Coffee may actually help to prevent breast cancer from relapsing in women taking the drug Tamoxifen.
April 26, 2013
Patients who took the pill Tamoxifen along with two or more cups of coffee daily, reported less than half the rate of cancer recurrence compared to those who took the pill but drank only one cup or less.
Researchers have found that omega-3 fatty acids could safely bolster tamoxifen therapy for women suffering from breast cancer. Omega-3s seemed to have a beneficial effect at the genetic level, making tumors more susceptible to the medication.