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The link between lung cancer and diet – UF Health Cancer Center

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Mar 14, 2025, 14:14

The link between lung cancer and diet – UF Health Cancer Center

UF Health Cancer Center shared a post on LinkedIn:

“A new study led by UF Health Cancer Center researchers Matthew Gentry, Ph.D., and Ramon Sun, Ph.D., used a high-content spatial metabolomics platform to examine the link between lung cancer and diet.

Published in the Nature Portfolio journal Nature Metabolism, the study found that the typical Western diet increases glycogen levels and glycogen feeds lung cancer tumors by providing their building blocks for growth.

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The link between lung cancer and diet - UF Health Cancer Center

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