Therapies to mimic the metabolic effects of fasting might improve the effectiveness of hormone treatments for breast cancer, according to a study in Nature. The research finds that the metabolites associated with fasting can boost anti-tumour properties involved in some cellular pathways.
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Fasting boosts breast cancer therapy efficacy via glucocorticoid activation - Nature
Beneficial effects of fasting combined with endocrine therapy for oestrogen receptor-α-expressing breast cancers can be recapitulated using exogenous glucocorticoid receptor ligands instead of fasting to reduce harmful effects.
