Chemotherapy: Putting tumours on a diet

Nature Reviews Cancer 16, 549 (2016). doi:10.1038/nrc.2016.90 Author: Sarah Seton-Rogers Two papers show that specific diets or pharmacological agents that mimic fasting inhibit tumour growth in combination with chemotherapy through effects on the immune system.
Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research