metabolism

  • January 11, 2022  

    Cardiometabolic Medications That Inhibit mTOR Might Help Prevent or Treat Cancer

    With: William H. Bestermann Jr, MD

    Many people believe that cancer is a metabolic disease. A biological process known as the mTOR pathway controls cellular metabolism by way of central signaling, and it is involved in tumor growth. Here, our Curious Dr. George asks William H. Bestermann Jr, MD, an internal medicine doctor, how medications that target the protein mTOR and its associated pathway could prevent or treat cancer. Dr.… Read more »

  • August 14, 2020  

    Exploiting Cancer’s Tactics to Make Cancer a Manageable Chronic Disease Bookmark

    George Lundberg, MD

    Research paper from Cancers curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

    Instead of focusing on “curing” cancer, the authors of this academic research paper focus on approaches to managing cancer as a chronic disease.

    Go to full paper published in Cancers.

    If you’re wondering whether this story applies to your own cancer case or a loved one’s, we invite you to get support from Cancer Commons.

  • October 31, 2018  

    Might Cancer Be a Metabolic Disease?

    With: Thomas N. Seyfried, PhD

    A Q&A with Thomas N. Seyfried, PhD, Professor of Biology, Boston College Q: As a geneticist, you know that the genomic makeup of cancers recently has captivated much of the scientific community with new knowledge and new treatments. And yet, cancer outcomes remain dismal for many patients. You have written about cancer from a very different perspective. Why do you consider cancer to be… Read more »