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Cellular Responses to Ketosis: Can Cancer Cells Listen and Behave?

Promising research on the effects of ketogenic diets and fasting on cancer prevention and treatment

Mike Broadly, DHSc
Health and  Science
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9 min readNov 17, 2023

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During my health sciences research over the last 50 years, I explored the intricacies of cancer cells, recognizing their unparalleled complexity. I gained extensive insights into their behaviors, yet I couldn’t place my trust in their deceptive tendencies.

While our scientific endeavors, fueled by substantial funding from governmental organizations, academic institutes, and research entities, have propelled significant advancements, the journey toward understanding cancer prevention and treatment remains extensive and inconclusive.

Despite remarkable strides in tackling various chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and infectious diseases, the consensus among field experts reflects that our progress in combating cancer falls short of these achievements. Nevertheless, significant strides have been made.

The thing is, there is something special about cancer cells. They possess an extraordinary and formidable nature. They diverge from…

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Mike Broadly, DHSc
Health and  Science

Retired health scientist in his mid 70s, avid reader, writer, chief editor of Health & Science, part of ILLUMINATION. Info: https://medium.com/p/28cc629772ab