Among the many ways the body wages war against cancer, chemotherapy leaves behind a peculiar aftermath: cells that survive treatment do not simply surrender, but linger in a metabolically active state, quietly reshaping the terrain around them. New research from The Wistar Institute suggests that these senescent cells release fructose — a common dietary sugar — which may loosen the bonds holding remaining cancer cells in place, potentially setting the stage for metastasis. The finding, published in Nature Aging, does not indict fructose in the kitchen as a direct cause of cancer spread, but it
Study Links Fructose to Cancer Spread in Preclinical Research
The research addresses cancer recurrence, which accounts for 90% of cancer deaths, with implications for improving survival outcomes in ovarian cancer patients.