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Autophagic mechanisms of tumour promotion. Increased oncogenic signalling present in established tumours can exploit autophagy to sustain tumour growth and survival. Uncontrolled proliferation leads to increased metabolic demands and cellular stress; autophagy can provide cells with substrates for growth, inhibit tumour suppressive functions of p53 and increase metabolic and glycolytic functions of cancer cells
