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Experimental drug turns cancer's favorite fuel against it

phys.org · 5dShare

Cancer cells have a voracious appetite for sugar—using it to fuel their rapid growth. This is why many scientists have tried to develop drugs that block cancer cells' metabolism by cutting off their sugar supply.

First report: Experimental Drug Turns Cancer’s Favorite Fuel — Sugar — Against It — news.utexas.edu, 6d