Cancer's sweet tooth may be its weak link

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 16:20 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have discovered that cancer cells tap into a natural recycling system to obtain the energy they need to keep dividing. In a study with potential implications for cancer treatments, researchers used genetic manipulation to turn off this recycling system within the walls of cells and stop both tumor growth and metastasis (cancer spread).

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