By Omar Bihmidine
Morocco World News
Tangier, July 21, 2013
According to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Southern California, fasting for a short period of time makes cancer treatment more effective and helps in destroying cancer cells.
The study conducted on mice has shown that fasting, hibernation for animals, forces cancer cells to grow, divide and then self-destroy.
"The cancer cells try to compensate for the substances missing in the bloodstream after fasting," Valter Longo, lead author of the study, said in an interview.
Fasting, the author added, particularly cures breast, urinary tract and ovarian cancers by exterminating cancer cells in the bloodstream.
"Starvation induces a protective shield around healthy cells, allowing them to tolerate a much higher dose of chemotherapy,” the study suggests.
In most of the cases covered by the study, the effect of fasting on combating cancers has proved effective.
While doctors and researchers have hailed the efficacy of fasting in treating a number of illnesses, further research is need to confirm the study and prescribe fasting as a cure to cancer.
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