Drs. Rebecca Delconte and Joseph Sun (IMAGE)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Drs. Rebecca Delconte and Joseph Sun

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Animal model reseach led by Rebecca Delconte, PhD, and Joseph Sun, PhD, has shown for the first time that fasting can reprogram the metabolism of natural killer cells, helping them to survive in the harsh environment in and around tumors, while also improving their cancer-fighting ability.

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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