WVXU, Local 12: Keto diet and glioblastoma
Researchers at UC want to know if following a special keto-based diet may help in the fight against a rare but aggressive brain cancer.
Dr. Rekha Chaudhary, an adjunct associate professor at UC's College of Medicine and a UC Health oncologist, and co-investigator Tammy Ward, a clinical dietitian and specialist in oncology nutrition, theorize a modified Atkins-type ketogenic diet may make glioblastoma treatments more effective.
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