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New Research Reveals Certain Fats Can Either Trigger or Suppress Cancer


Researchers have discovered that different dietary fats may have dramatically different effects on pancreatic cancer, with some appearing to accelerate tumors while others suppress them. For years, scientists have linked high-fat diets to cancer risk, usually focusing on how much fat people eat.

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