Study finds high blood glucose levels sensitises pancreatic cancer cells to chemotherapy
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat, being highly resistant to…
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Sugar metabolism is surprisingly conventional in cancer
For over a century, cancer cell metabolism has been viewed as something of a paradox. New…
Glucose control is a key factor for reduced cancer risk in obesity and type 2 diabetes
Good glucose control is important for reduction of cancer risk in obesity and type 2…
The OJC 54: Cancer Care in the Wake of a Cyber Attack
The Oncology Journal Club Episode 54: Cancer Care in the Wake of a Cyber Attack…
Understanding and targeting prostate cancer metabolism
South Australian medical researchers have identified a new way in which prostate cancer cells use…
Protein rewires metabolism to block cancer cell death, may allow cancer spread
One specific protein may be a master regulator for changing how cancer cells consume nutrients…
Lung cancer resistance: the key is glucose
Cancers are not only made of tumour cells. In fact, as they grow, they develop…
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…
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…