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Study Reveals How Exercise Slows Tumor Growth (medicine.yale.edu)
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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

The answer, they found, is that working muscles effectively outcompete tumors for the glucose supply. Because muscle contraction increases glucose uptake, exercise shifts metabolism, causing tumors to receive less of the fuel they need to grow.