DRINKING one can of Coke a day could be feeding bowel tumours – and even be spreading cancer faster, a new study has found. Scientists discovered that glucose and fructose – found in mo…
Dr Lewis Cantley, from Cornell University in New York, said the research was prompted after an increase in colorectal cancer cases among people under 35 in the US.
However, scientists warned that this mechanism, reported in Science, had been demonstrated in mice genetically engineered to be prone to cancer, and therefore may not translate into humans.bleeding from the back passage, or blood in your poopain or a lump in your tummyTumours in the bowel typically bleed, which can cause a shortage of red blood cells, known as anaemia. It can cause tiredness and sometimes breathlessness.
"Irrespective of whether these sweeteners are having a direct effect on tumour development and growth, people wishing to reduce their likelihood of developing cancer should limit their intake."Research found that two cans of regular Coke increases the risk of early death from heart disease by a third.THE Sun's No Time 2 Lose campaign is calling for bowel cancer screening in England to start at 50 NOT 60.
But catch it at stage 4 - when it's already spread - and that chance plummets to just seven per cent.
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