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Prostate cancer could be treated with cough medicine ingredient
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by LotusFlower | January 4, 2009 at 01:44 am
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Noscapine is a common and natural ingredient used in many cough medicines and it now looks as though it could be useful in treating late stage prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer will develops in 1 in 6 US males and is the most common cancer in men.
The new study shows that noscapine slowed tumour growth in mice and appears to have no major side-effects.
Campaigners are keen to see the profile of prostate cancer rise and for more money to be put into research on finding better treatments and cures for this very common and often life taking cancer.
Noscapine, a natural substance found in cough medicine, may prove useful in treating advanced prostate cancer, according to studies in mice.
Researchers found that noscapine -- a non-addictive derivative of opium -- reduced tumor growth in mice by 60 percent and limited the spread of tumors by 65 percent without causing harmful side effects.
Dr. Israel Barken, of The Prostate Cancer Research and Education Foundation, La Mesa, California, and colleagues report their finding in the journal Anticancer Research.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, one man in six will get prostate cancer during his lifetime.
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at 07:04 on January 4th, 2009
Great findings! Hopefully will lead to successfully helping fight this disease. Thanks for this post.
at 07:18 on January 4th, 2009
Good news Lotus Flower.
at 08:04 on January 4th, 2009
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at 03:32 on January 5th, 2009
Many men develop prostate cancer but die of other ailments. The cancer at present is exceedingly difficult to diagnose: the tests are only about 45% accurate. I know: Ive gone through all this, only to find I don't have it. Until we find an adequate and accurate test of the cancer, few men are going to come forward for testing.
at 06:41 on January 5th, 2009
Thanks for this post Gerry. Yes more men should be encouraged to come forward for testing but the prospect of being tested and still not knowing discourages confidence in the testing.