Scientists at Cambridge point out that there is strong evidence of a link between the foods you eat with the growth and spread of cancer. Research done on animals suggests breast tumors are difficult to spread without asparagine intake from food.
Asparagin itself can be found in asparagus, as well as poultry, seafood, and many other foods. Asparagin itself is an amino acid or protein block whose name is taken from asparagus vegetables. In the future scientists hope to take advantage of "culinary addiction" to treat cancer.
The study itself was conducted at Cancer Reasearch UK Cambridge Institute. The study was conducted on mice that had an aggressive form of breast cancer. Usually the animal will die within a few weeks because the tumor has spread throughout the body.
But when rats are given a low-asparagine diet or a drug to inhibit asparagin, the tumor is distressed to spread. "It's a very big change. (Cancer) It's very hard to find," said Prof. Greg Hannon, quoted by the BBC, Thursday (8/2).
Last year the University of Glasgow also showed that a reduction in intake of serine amino acids and glycine could slow the development of lymphoma and bowel cancer. "We see strong evidence that certain cancers are addicted to certain food components.In the future, by modifying the patient's diet or by using drugs that change the way tumor cells access certain nutrients, we hope to improve the outcomes of therapy".
Asparagin itself can be found in asparagus, as well as poultry, seafood, and many other foods. Asparagin itself is an amino acid or protein block whose name is taken from asparagus vegetables. In the future scientists hope to take advantage of "culinary addiction" to treat cancer.
The study itself was conducted at Cancer Reasearch UK Cambridge Institute. The study was conducted on mice that had an aggressive form of breast cancer. Usually the animal will die within a few weeks because the tumor has spread throughout the body.
But when rats are given a low-asparagine diet or a drug to inhibit asparagin, the tumor is distressed to spread. "It's a very big change. (Cancer) It's very hard to find," said Prof. Greg Hannon, quoted by the BBC, Thursday (8/2).
Last year the University of Glasgow also showed that a reduction in intake of serine amino acids and glycine could slow the development of lymphoma and bowel cancer. "We see strong evidence that certain cancers are addicted to certain food components.In the future, by modifying the patient's diet or by using drugs that change the way tumor cells access certain nutrients, we hope to improve the outcomes of therapy".
