In a recent study, it suggests that testing on how the body's cells consume and breakdown sugar that activate cancerous insulin signaling pathways in Triple Negative Breast Cancer, may give researchers insight in detecting and preventing this cancer. These studies revealed that young women that are prone to develop gestational diabetes and prediabetes, where the body produces increased sugar, may fuel precancerous cells, turning them into cancerous cells. This condition can be controlled through exercise, weight loss and diabetes drugs. “One of the hallmarks of really aggressive cancers is that they start taking sugar, breaking it down and turning it into energy,” she said. “It becomes their primary source of energy and that allows the cancer cells to grow rapidly.” http://www.aacr.org/home/public--media/aacr-in-the-news.aspx?d=2457 (Click link for full story)
