Muscles: Not Just For Show!
http://colinchamp.com/muscles-fight-cancer/
An interesting point the article brought up was researching highlighting carb-loading before exercise potentially undoing the benefits;
As a side note, carb-loading before exercise appears to oppose this effect, blunting IL-6 release from the muscle, perhaps paying homage to our ancient times of exercise, which was often hunting for wild game on an empty stomach