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9. Cancer

Research about autophagy and cancer cells is not conclusive. Some studies show that cancer cells use autophagy to survive. Others show that inhibiting autophagy improves the effectiveness of cancer treatments. The details of how this natural process contributes to cancer are still unclear, but understanding the relationship is an area of significant interest. Autophagy plays a diverse role in cancer, both contributing to its growth and protecting against it.

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