Nutrition & Healing · ScienceDaily Cancer · August 22, 2026

This yeast supplement may boost cancer-fighting immunity

A simple yeast-based food supplement may help restore the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, according to new research in mice. Scientists found that yeast beta-glucan reprogrammed early immune cells in the bone marrow, leading to stronger, longer-lasting cancer-fighting responses against colorectal, skin, and breast cancer cells.

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