简介:Cancercellsarewelldocumentedtorewiretheirmetabolismandenergyproductionnetworkstosupportandenablerapidproliferation,continuousgrowth,survivalinharshconditions,invasion,metastasis,andresistancetocancertreatments.SinceDr.OttoWarburg’sdiscoveryaboutalteredcancercellmetabolismin1930,thousandsofstudieshaveshedlightonvariousaspectsofcancermetabolismwithacommongoaltofindnewwaysforeffectivelyeliminatingtumorcellsbytargetingtheirenergymetabolism.Thisreviewhighlightstheimportanceofthemainfeaturesofcancermetabolism,summarizesrecentremarkableadvancesinthisfield,andpointsoutthepotentialstotranslatethesescientificfindingsintolife-savingdiagnosisandtherapiestohelpcancerpatients.