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by chasil 1016 days ago
There have been studies that p53 can be reactivated by fasting.

In the context of chemotherapy, couldn't that be a quantitatively useful benefit?

"Fasting improves therapeutic response in hepatocellular carcinoma through p53-dependent metabolic synergism"

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35061544/

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I am not a doctor. It is very sunny in the middle east (skin cancer?). Fasting is part of their cultural/religious tradition.
Sorry that you were down voted.

I did upvote you.