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Stay trim to cut cancer risk

Fat could send the wrong signals to sick cells.

Too much fat on your frame can be a recipe for health problems, including an increased risk of cancer. Now researchers say they might know why: fat cells, they say, seem to send out signals that stop tumour cells from dying.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on October 23, 2006 10:00 PM |

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WE CANT HAVE A VERY CLEAR PICTURE ABOUT THE LINKS OF OBESITY AND CANCER CELL FROM THIS NEWS . CYNES FROM FAT CELL PREVENT APOPTOSIS ,IS THIS NATURAL REACTION OF FAT CELL IS ENOUGH TO DRAW SOMETHING CONCLUSIVE? IT IS SOMETHING FUZZY WHEN YOU CORELATE BIOLOGICAL INHIBITION AGAINST APOTOSIS WITH OBESITY AND EVEN EXERCISE! IS IT NOT TOO EARLY TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS MATER?

Posted by: DEBDULAL CHAKRABORTY | October 25, 2006 11:12 AM

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