The international team of researchers led by Elena Goun, an associate professor of chemistry at MU, discovered high levels of NR [nicotinamide riboside] could not only increase someone's risk of developing triple-negative breast cancer, but also could cause the cancer to metastasize or spread to the brain.
Once the cancer reaches the brain, the results are deadly because no viable treatment options exist at this time, said Goun, who is the corresponding author on the study.
Once the cancer reaches the brain, the results are deadly because no viable treatment options exist at this time, said Goun, who is the corresponding author on the study.
There is no information I could find on whether or not the related compound nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) might also increase cancer risk.
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