Just because lactate is produced from anaerobic exercise and this study found that lactate was used by the cancer cells, doesn't automatically follow that the cancer cells can use the lacate produced from exercise.
“ Lactate helps cancer cells resist chemotherapy The molecule lactate is a waste product of the metabolism of sugar without oxygen — a metabolic pathway preferentially used by cancer cells to generate their energy. Metabolomics analysis reveals that lactate in tumour cells promotes resistance to chemotherapy, and sheds light on the molecular mechanism that underlies this unexpected role of lactate in cancer”
And relevant to this conversation: we knew that a breakdown in these stages of cellular metabolism could result in tumors.
When the intensity of an exercise is low enough that you could sustain it for much more than a few minutes continuously, there should be no increased amount of lactate in the body.
How did you leap from (anaerobic) exercise to just exercise?
Just got back from a 3 mile walk and had my first chemotherapy yesterday. A little panic set in. Sounds like walking is still good. Thanks
