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According to a latest research, consumption of oily fish could be very harmful for prostate cancer victims and could significantly increase their chances of succumbing to the disease.

Patients who consumed highest amounts of saturated fats were found to be twice as likely to die from their tumor compared to those who consumed smaller amounts, found the study conducted at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.

The study that started in 1989 involved 525 men aged on average around 70 years. By 2011, 222 of them died due to prostate cancer and 268 from other causes, reported Mail Online.

There are around 40,000 new cases of prostate cancer diagnosed each year and the disease kills 10,000 men every year in UK.

In men, the risk of contracting the disease increases with age and men above 50 years of age are more prone to developing a tumor.

Prostate Cancer is linked to genetic elements while diet is thought to be a key factor in the development of the other types of cancers.

The study, in an attempt to find how exactly different types of fat affect survival quizzed the participants on their dietary habits, including their fat consumption habits.

The men were tracked for 20 years and it was found that those who ate fish with high oil content regularly were 34 to 40 percent more likely to have succumbed to the disease.

 'Fish consumption may have a modest protective effect on prostate cancer risk and progression, as well as disease-specific mortality," the researchers said in their report on the findings of their study.

'These results suggest early stage tumors may be more responsive to dietary factors and that diet may influence prognosis following a diagnosis of early stage prostate cancer," they added according to Mail Online.