Limiting carbs could reduce breast cancer recurrence in women with positive IGF1 receptor
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 16:20
in Health & Medicine
Reducing carbohydrate intake could reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence among women whose tumor tissue is positive for the IGF-1 receptor, researchers report. Using an unusual approach, this study assessed the combined association of two factors implicated in tumor growth -- carbohydrate intake and IGF1 receptor status -- to test whether activating the insulin/insulin-like growth-factor axis can impact breast cancer.