Not to forget Oleocanthal s a compound found ONLY in cold pressed extra virgin olive oil. Not in cooked or metabolized or other forms or other versions of olive oil. Oleocanthal has the rare abililty to be able to penetrate the cancer cells wall and rupture the waste vesicles inside the cancer cell, poisoning it from within, (yes,within 25 minutes of contact) and exposing the cancer to the immune system. Cancer hides from the immune system in various ways, one of which is hiding its waste from detection systems in the blood.
One apparently effective way to get oleocanthal into the body without destroying its unique molecular advantage/shape is to allow absorption into the lympnatic valves and capillaries through the skin over a 4 to 5 hour period. Normal cells stop functions for 24 hours on contact with oleocanthal, so olive oil massages should be done only every 5 to 10 days. Search Rutgers/Hunter/Oleocanthal for the actual laboratory study.