Diabetes Cancer

Scientists have discovered that some anti-diabetic drugs can affect the cancer cells. This was confirmed by studies of metformin, which is used to treat diabetes.
It increases insulin sensitivity and reduces blood sugar level. By itself is not capable of metformin eliminate tumor. However, its use in the Chemotherapy It makes it much more effective.
So far, the studies were conducted only on mice, but the results are quite promising. After removal of the tumor chemotherapy and the use of metformin possible to avoid re-occurrence of it. Mice receiving only chemotherapy drugs, cancer cells It appeared again.
Researchers predict good results in the combination therapy with metformin in the early stages of breast cancer. For a wide use of such regimens necessary human trials, but now it is hoped that the combination of drugs found will allow medicine to climb to a new level in anti-tumor therapy.

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