Healthy Eating Lowers Risk of Dying After a Heart Attack
I know this may not seem like a surprise to those of us who are big believers in nutrition and healthy lifestyle, but it was a surprise for researchers. While it is generally acknowledged that eating healthy may reduce the risk of a heart attack, once you have heart disease and have had a heart attack, a lot of doctors may not think eating healthy makes much difference. Much of their focus is on the proper combination of medications to lower cholesterol and blood pressure and to thin the blood.  But diet and lifestyle can significantly impact these factors without the side effects of the medications.

This study created 2 dietary scores both for both healthy and unhealthy eating. The Dutch Healthy Nutrient and Food Score included nutrient dense food groups: vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, potatoes, lean meat, fish, eggs, low fat milk and yogurt, oils, soft margarine, and noncaloric drinks. The Dutch Undesirable Nutrient and Food Score included foods high in solid fats, sodium, added sugar, processed fruit, high fat meats, processed meat, full fat milk, cheese, refined grains, butter and hard margarines, soups, spread, ready-to-eat meals, savory snacks, and sugar sweetened beverages. Cardiac patients who consumed 3 times more of the healthy foods than the unhealthy foods had a 30% lower risk of dying from heart disease. Unhealthy eating was summed up as including foods higher in solid fats, sodium, and/or sugar.

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/102/6/1527.abstract
Higher Omega 3 Levels Associated with Lower Risk of Pancreatic Cancer 

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of cancer and little is known about how to prevent it or effectively treat it.  A new study found that Japanese men who consumed higher levels of omega 3 fats from seafood had significantly lower levels of pancreatic cancer. This study followed 82,000 men and women aged 45-74 years without a history of cancer for up to 20 years.

Chronic inflammation has been recognized as a factor in the development of pancreatic cancer.  Research has shown that high dosage aspirin has been associated with decreased risk of pancreatic cancer.  We know that omega 3 fats (EPA and DHA) also reduce inflammation, so it would not be surprising if they showed protective effects against pancreatic cancer. Repeated insults such as smoking lead to the activation of nuclear transcription factor kB, which is involved in various inflammatory signaling pathways. It induces a number of cytokines within the pancreas, such as IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8,IL-12, and TNF-a. Indeed, a previous Italian cross-sectional study in 1123 participants  showed that higher fasting plasma concentrations of EPA and DHA were inversely associated with plasma concentrations of IL-6 and TNF-alpha, independently of several confounding factors.
This study found that those Japanese men who were in the highest quartile of EPA and DHA consumption had a 30% decreased risk of pancreatic cancer compared to the lowest quartile. So take your fish oil (EPA/DHA) daily.
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/102/6/1490.abstract