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Yale study supports use of metabolic therapy in breast cancer

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Scientists at Yale Cancer Center found that patients with breast cancer and high levels of insulin in the blood may be responsive to metabolism-targeting treatments, which in turn may improve the effectiveness of subsequent chemotherapy treatments. 

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