An FDA-approved drug normally used to treat diabetes could control the growth of certain cancers, according to a new study.
What Drug is it?
It's ' METFORMIN'. Yes, Metformin..
Metformin targets the liver to lower blood glucose in type 2 diabetes patients.
But now in an unprecedented finding, scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital have found that same process has an anti-cancer effect.
Specifically, tests have shown the drug targets cells' mitochondria (the 'battery' of the cell) in a way that restricts the growth of *breast, pancreas and prostate cancer* .
The somewhat accidental discovery about a drug for a different disease could be groundbreaking for cancer control and treatment.
We hope for the better Future..
