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Neat News 2018-39 (added 2018-02-08)
Starving Cancer
Public Domain by Cecil Fox (National Cancer Institue)
| The food we eat seems to play a role in the spread of cancer. In research with mice it has been found that breast cancer seems to need a particular amino acid, called asparagine, in order to spread. Asparagine is contained in asparagus, poultry, and seafood, for instance. This may mean that a particular diet low in asparagine may help to prevent the risk of the tumour spreading. |