The post below is from the acor list- Blood clots are a common side effect of many conventional therapies- the post below gives the medical jargon explanation of how fish oil helps blood platelets not clot.  David

Date:    Fri, 23 May 2008 10:54:29 -0400
From:    Shelley Grover-Pletscher <swexan03@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Fish Oil and Revlimid

In case any of you are taking fish oil, and also
Revlimid or are having platelet issues, this info
came from Claire McKinley, a dietician at the MM
clinic at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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The fish oil was suggested to alter the cell
structure of the platelet and the ability for the
platelets to gather together by reacting to the
levels of a particular phosphate containing compound
called adenosine diphosphate and collagen. Now, the
proposed mechanism is the incorporation of certain
components of omega-3 (Eicosapentaenoic acid and
Docosahexaenoic acid) into platelet and cell
membranes creating a reduction in a compound called
thromboxane A2 and reduces active platelets from
generating thrombroxane A3. Prostaglandin I3 from
Eicosapentaenoic acid accents this pathway leading
to the reduction in platelet aggregation/adhesion.

Let me know if I need to explain it in a different
manner.

Clare McKindley RD, LD
Clinical Dietitian
Pager 713.404.4290
Office 713.794.1808