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by uwuemu 1353 days ago
> cancer cells ferment blood sugar

oh boy

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They do.

Eg https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/ras/ras-cent...

Obviously not usually considered cause, but rather effect.

It's why PET scans work well on cancer patients, they inject you with a glucose analog that has a radioactive marker.