A potential new weapon against deadly brain and soft tissue cancers
Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, USA, have designed a new drug cocktail…
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Sugar supplement slows tumour growth and can improve cancer treatment
Mannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of…
Unexpected presence of glucose receptor in ovarian cancer links metabolism to most aggressive cases
A new study of non-diabetic women with ovarian cancer reveals a potential correlation and area…
Fasting protects healthy cells, decreases toxicity of chemotherapy in mice
A short-term fast appears to counteract increases in blood sugar caused by common cancer drugs…
Melanoma mutation likes fat for fuel
Cancer cells love glucose, the simple sugar the body uses for energy, so a high-fat,…
Fasting may improve cancer treatment, but needs further exploration
Veronique Chachay, The University of Queensland The gold standard treatment for cancer in the last…