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    Palmitic acid in the diet increases the risk of cancer spreading

    • Last Update: 2021-12-02
    • Source: Internet
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    The latest issue of "Nature" published a study that revealed how palmitic acid changes the cancer genome, thereby increasing the likelihood of cancer spreading


    The metastasis or spread of cancer cells is still the main cause of death in cancer patients.


    New research conducted by the Institute of Biomedicine (IRB) in Barcelona, ​​Spain shows that palm oil, a common fatty acid in palm oil, can promote the metastasis of oral cancer and melanoma skin cancer in mice


    Studies have found that when palmitic acid is supplemented in the diet of mice, it not only promotes metastasis, but also has a long-term effect on the genome


    Researchers have discovered that this "memory" is caused by epigenetic changes


    Professor Salvador Aznar Benita, who is in charge of the study at the IRB, said that it is still too early to determine which diet patients with metastatic cancer can use to slow down


    Dr.


    Editor-in-chief

    Fatty acid intake and metabolic changes have always been thought to be related to cancer metastasis, which is the process by which cancer cells spread to other parts of the body


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