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Obesity leads to the release of cytokines into the bloodstream which impact the metabolism of breast cancer cells, making them more aggressive as a result. Scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum München, Technical University of Munich (TUM), and Heidelberg University Hospital report on this in ‘Cell Metabolism’. The team has already been able to halt this mechanism with an antibody treatment.
Source: https://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/en/news/latest-news/press-information-news/article/42901/index.html [helmholtz-muenchen.de]