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What you are saying goes against the science. The commonly accepted facts are that the prevalence or absence of glucose does not affect cancer cells' ability to
by sfjailbird 7y ago
What you are saying goes against the science. The commonly accepted facts are that the prevalence or absence of glucose does not affect cancer cells' ability to grow.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cancer/in-depth/cancer-causes/art-20044714 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cancer/in-dep...
Not a scientist, so can't chime in meaningfully, but you are perpetuating what is considered a myth, and very nonchalantly ("undergraduate studies two decades back"), leading me to question if you are qualified to hold such a contrarian viewpoint.
- timbit42 7y agoThe article you linked says eating sugar doesn't cause cancer to grow faster, but any carbs we eat is converted to glucose, so removing only sugar isn't sufficient to starve cancer cells. Also, each cancer is different. Some use other sources of energy, some use multiple sources.