Nutrition therapy extends survival by 34% in stage 4 pancreatic cancer patients, clinical trial shows

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Medically supervised, individualized nutrition therapy—long proven effective in reversing metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes and obesity—shows promise in extending survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer when used alongside chemotherapy, according to data from a randomized, controlled phase II clinical trial. 

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