Intermittent Fasting May Reduce Progress of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

A recent study shows that intermittent fasting may help women who have triple-negative breast cancer, a type with the worst prognosis due to its lack of common therapeutic targets. Specifically, intermittent fasting could help obese or overweight women, according to the meta-analysis published July 1 in Nutrients. “Lifestyle intervention like IF (intermittent fasting) may provide optimistic prospects to improve prognosis and survival in obesity-associated TNBC (triple-negative breast cancer), reducing obesity and potentially, the mortality burden of TNBC,” the research team wrote. According to the study—which reviewed previous research—being overweight or obese increases women’s risk of developing triple-negative breast cancer and worsens their overall prognosis....