Potential new treatment strategy for breast cancer cells that have spread to the brain

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Access to fat is more limited in brain tissue than in other tissues in the body, and breast cancer cells that spread to the brain must increase their production of fatty acids, the building blocks of fat. In mice, blocking such cells' ability to synthesize fatty acids reduced breast tumor growth in the brain. The findings may be helpful for designing new treatments for patients whose cancer has spread to the brain.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news