Study: Sugar molecule promotes spontaneous cancers in mice

While people who eat a lot of red meat are known to be at higher risk for certain cancers, other carnivores are not, prompting researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine to investigate the possible tumor-forming role of a sugar called Neu5Gc, which is naturally found in most mammals but not in humans.



from The Medical News http://www.news-medical.net/news/20141230/Study-Sugar-molecule-promotes-spontaneous-cancers-in-mice.aspx