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Spicy molecule inhibits growth of breast cancer cells

Tumor cells move differently than normal ones

Role of fat utilization (beta-oxidation) in cancer spread!

Cancer cells spread to other sites in the body through promoting the growth of new 'roads' to travel on. In a study to be published in the top scientific journal, Nature, an international and multidisciplinary team of researchers, discovered how a shift to increased fat utilization is required for the development and growth of these 'roads', termed lymphatic vessels - a special kind of blood vessels…