Unhealthy gut promotes breast cancer spread, says study | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Unhealthy gut promotes breast cancer spread, says study | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By PTI |Washington |Published: June 11, 2019 2:48:15 pm

Unhealthy gut promotes breast cancer spread, says study

According to the researchers from the University of Virginia in the US, following a healthy diet and lifestyle can help reduce severity of breast cancer.

Most breast cancers are hormone receptor positive, which means that their growth is fuelled by a hormone, either estrogen or progesterone. (Photo: Thinkstock Images)

An unhealthy, inflamed gut can drive breast cancer to become much more invasive and promote the spread of the disease to other parts of the body.