Viewed collectively, the bulk of the experimental evidence indicates that mitochondria structure and function is abnormal in cancer cells. Hence, mitochondrial dysfunction will cause cancer cells to rely more heavily than non-cancer cells on substrate level phosphorylation [aka fermentation of sugar] for energy production in order to maintain membrane pump function and cell viability.
Thomas N. Seyfried

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Thomas N. Seyfried
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Thomas N. Seyfried

Author of Cancer as a Metabolic Disease. Boston College professor.