How an evolutionary approach may help combat cancer. Cancer may be the result of the reactivation of an ancient survival mode of cells. if the theory is correct, then cancer evolved at a time when Earth’s environment was more acidic and contained less oxygen. So the team predicts that treating patients with high levels of oxygen and reducing sugar in their diet, to lower acidity, will strain the cancer and cause tumors to shrink. scientificamerican/article/did-cancer-evolve-to-protect-us/
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