# OnCo record omega3-epa-cachexia (technology). Data CC BY-NC 4.0, attribute "Data from OnCo (onco.cc)". Whole corpus: https://onco.cc/api/v1/onco.nt
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<https://onco.cc/technologies/omega3-epa-cachexia/>
  a schema:MedicalTherapy ;
  onco:kind "technology" ;
  schema:identifier "omega3-epa-cachexia" ;
  schema:name "Fish oil (EPA) for cancer weight loss"@en ;
  schema:description "Fish oil rich in EPA was expected to slow cancer-related muscle wasting by damping inflammation. Randomised trials and a Cochrane review found no convincing effect on weight or survival, though fish oil is safe and sits comfortably inside general nutritional support."@en ;
  schema:url <https://onco.cc/technologies/omega3-epa-cachexia/> ;
  schema:dateModified "2026-09-10"^^xsd:date ;
  schema:sameAs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eicosapentaenoic_acid> ;
  schema:citation <https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004597.pub2> ;
  onco:status "phase-2" ;
  onco:tag "complementary", "supportive-care", "evidence:insufficient" ;
  onco:cancers <https://onco.cc/cancers/pancreatic/>, <https://onco.cc/cancers/nsclc/> ;
  onco:sections <https://onco.cc/fronts/supportive-care/>, <https://onco.cc/fronts/nutrition-lifestyle/> ;
  onco:technologies <https://onco.cc/technologies/oncology-nutrition/>, <https://onco.cc/technologies/cachexia-therapy/>, <https://onco.cc/technologies/nutrition-screening-mnt/>, <https://onco.cc/technologies/resistance-training-cachexia/> ;
  onco:terms <https://onco.cc/terms/cachexia/>, <https://onco.cc/terms/sarcopenia/> ;
  onco:bottlenecks <https://onco.cc/bottlenecks/b-cachexia-supportive/> ;
  onco:keyPapers <https://onco.cc/key-papers/paper-dewey-cochrane-database-syst-rev/> .