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PURPOSE: To obtain an anticancer agent containing a compound selected from a group consisting of docosahexaenoic acid and ester thereof as an active ingredient, almost free from side effects and exhibiting effects for preventing propagation of cancer cell after operation and preventing metastasis thereof and orally administrable. n CONSTITUTION: One or two or more kind of compounds selected from a group consisting of docosahexaenoic acid and ester thereof are contained as an active ingredient. In use thereof these compounds are used in mixed form with other fatty acid and/or ester thereof and contains preferably ≥25wt.% doco sahexaenoic acid. As the docosahexaenoic acid which is an active ingredient, e.g. oils and fats having 25W30wt.% active ingredient compound content and obtained by purifying a fish oil of tuna, skipjack, etc., according to an ordinary method and then wintering the purified oil to remove saturated triglyceride or fatty acid mixture containing 70W90wt.% triglyceride obtained by subjecting the above-mentioned fish oil to alkali hydrolysis and purifying and distilling the resultant fish oil fatty acid is used. n COPYRIGHT: (C)1989,JPO&Japio |