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Lipids and breast cancer: metabolic reprogramming as a therapeutic target

22 juillet 2025

Lipids and breast cancer: metabolic reprogramming as a therapeutic target
By Lila Rouland | Published on July 22, 2025 | 2 min read


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Breast cancer (BC) remains one of the most feared cancers, particularly among women aged 30 to 60. While therapeutic advances have improved survival rates, a harsh reality persists: some tumors resist treatment, recur, or metastasize. Why? A remarkable ability of tumor cells to reprogram their lipid metabolism. This is one of the key insights highlighted in a recent review published in Molecular Cancer.   

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Scientific reference

Wan, M., Pan, S., Shan, B., et al. (2025). Lipid metabolic reprograming: the unsung hero in breast cancer progression and tumor microenvironment. Molecular Cancer, 24(1), 61.

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