Fasting

Some of these blogs and articles will surely help understand Fasting and resultant autophagy better –

Diet Doctor- https://www.dietdoctor.com/renew-body-fasting-autophagy

Fasting Planet – https://fastingplanet.com/

All about fasting – https://www.allaboutfasting.com/

Fasting before chemo

Studies and clinical trials – Please note all of these are small pilot studies, there is a lot which is in grey areas and there aren’t any conclusive studies so far.

Autophagy and intermittent fasting: the connection for cancer therapy? https://www.scielo.br/j/clin/a/fHZxg8ZbRY59Fnwy7sgcDjP/?lang=en#

Autophagy Inhibition in Cancer: Clinical Trials Update

https://www.novusbio.com/antibody-news/autophagy-inhibition-in-cancer-clinical-trials-update#:~:text=Autophagy%20has%20a%20pro-tumorigenic%20role%20in%20established%20tumors,inhibitors%2C%20Chloroquine%20%28CQ%29%20or%20hydroxychloroquine%20%28HCQ%29%20in%20cancer.

Can fasting help fight Cancer –

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324169

To fast, or not to fast before chemotherapy, that is the question https://bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12885-018-4245-5

Studies on Animals – These are from as early as 2012 to 2020 but as of now there is no conclusive study and there is not enough data to establish any conclusions

https://news.usc.edu/170125/fasting-mimicking-diet-vitamin-c-cancer-treatment-usc-research/

https://news.usc.edu/29428/fasting-weakens-cancer-in-mice/#:~:text=In%20mice%2C%20the%20study%20found%20that%20fasting%20cycles,survival%20in%20mice%20bearing%20a%20human%20ovarian%20cancer.

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/fasting-increases-health-lifespan-male-mice

** Please note that I am not a clinical expert, doctor or in any way qualified to make any medical claims about fasting, I am only sharing my research, my own experience of fasting and what worked and not worked for me in order to get you some idea about the subject and make the best decision basis your intuition, circumstances and health conditions.