Bioenergetics Analysis of Glucose Metabolism in Normal and Cancer Cells: Implications for Breast Thermography

This study provided a bioenergetic evaluation of the differences in the glucose metabolism of normal and breast cancer cells. The study revealed that, as a baseline, cancer cells can exhibit up to three times the negative enthalpy (exothermic heat production) compared with the corresponding non-transformed (normal) breast cells. Furthermore, the metabolic rate of glucose for lactate fermentation is 100 times faster than that for aerobic respiration.