Researchers at the National Cancer Center Singapore (NCCS) and Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have made a groundbreaking discovery linking excessive red meat consumption to colorectal cancer. Their study found that iron in red meat reactivates telomerase, driving cancer progression. Telomerase maintains cellular immortality by rebuilding telomeres, allowing cancer cells to divide uncontrollably. A small molecule, SP2509, was identified as a potential treatment strategy by blocking telomerase reactivation.

Source: https://newatlas.com/medical/red-meat-iron-colorectal-cancer-mechanism/