Cancer Metabolism: Advances in OncologyAbout This Hardback Metabolism is a set of chemical reactions which sustain the life of an organism. Cancer cells are living organisms which need energy to grow and spread. They make this energy through the process known as cancer metabolism. Cancer cells use more glucose than healthy cells and create less energy, which they use to multiply and spread. Researches are underway to develop ways to stop or slow down cancer metabolism, while exempting the