Fructose metabolism and tumors

Abstract

Increasing sugar intake can be considered as a risk factor for some tumors, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, gallbladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, etc. Fructose can promote tumor formation and progression by several mechanisms, resulting in poor prognosis and increased chemotherapy resistance. Limitation of fructose consumption can reduce the risk of tumor, delay tumor progre-ssion and improve drug resistance, playing an auxiliary role in tumor treatment. Key words: Neoplasms; Fructose; Metabolism