Scientists Discover New Mechanism Behind Cancer Spread
Key steps that trigger breakdown of normal cell behavior which are responsible for causing tumors to grow and spread through the body have been identified by scientists.
Key steps that trigger breakdown of normal cell behavior which are responsible for causing tumors to grow and spread through the body have been identified by scientists.
‘Adrenaline production from vigorous exercise can shrink tumors by up to 50%.’
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Mice with tumors were put on voluntary wheel training while another group of mice was the controls. The mice who spent time running on the wheel shrunk their tumors by 50 percent compared to their less active counterparts.The primary factor that reduced the size of tumors was adrenaline, which guides Interleukin- 6 (IL-6), natural killer cells to act on tumors. Adrenaline production is triggered by exercise. Infiltration of natural killer(NK) immune cells can control and regulate the size of tumors. Therefore, exercise can help prevent cancer spread and recurrence.
"As someone working in the field of exercise and oncology, one of the main questions that cancer patients always ask is: how should I exercise? Can we do anything? While it has previously been difficult to advise people about the intensity at which they should exercise, our data suggests that it might be beneficial to exercise at a somewhat high intensity in order to provoke a good epinephrine surge and hence recruitment of NK cells," said Hojman.
Endogenous Dendritic Cell-derived Interleukin-27 Might Promote Tumor Growth
Development of novel tumor therapies may help rid the body of cancer by inhibiting the recruitment of a specific suppressive immune cell type called regulatory T-cells .
Development of novel tumor therapies may help rid the body of cancer by inhibiting the recruitment of a specific suppressive immune cell type called regulatory T-cells .
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