Study sweetens connection between cancer and sugar

(University of Texas at Dallas) In a new study, scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas have found that some types of cancers have more of a sweet tooth than others. 'It has been suspected that many cancer cells are heavily dependent on sugar as their energy supply, but it turns out that one specific type -- squamous cell carcinoma -- is remarkably more dependent,' said Dr. Jung-whan 'Jay' Kim, senior author of the study.