Oily fish ‘guards against cancer’

PEOPLE who eat oily fish at least once a week have increased protection against kidney cancer, according to a new Swedish study.

Between 1987 and 2004 the eating habits and sicknesses of around 60,000 Swedish women were followed by researchers.

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found women who consumed one or more servings of fatty fish per week reduced their risk of renal cell cancer by 74%, compared with those who never ate fatty fish.