by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Numerous vaccines, from flu shots to those those that help thwart chickenpox and measles, are widely used to guard against contagion, but researchers in France are proposing a breakthrough role for rotavirus vaccines: deploying them in cancer treatment. And they contend that other common vaccines may help fight malignancies,...
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Drug rediscovery protocol allows doctors to prescribe anticancer drugs outside of their approved use
by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress A large team of researchers affiliated with institutions across the Netherlands has begun what they call a Drug Rediscovery protocol—a clinical trial of sorts that involves giving cancer patients anticancer drugs that are not typically used for their type of cancer. In their paper published in the journal Nature,...
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These 5 tropical plants may ‘provide anticancer benefits’
By David McNamee Fact checked by Jasmin Collier In a recent study, scientists identified several tropical plants that have anticancer properties. Researchers from the National University of Singapore, Department of Pharmacy (NUS Pharmacy) spent 3 years investigating the pharmacological properties of local plants. They found that three species were particularly effective at inhibiting the growth of several cancers, and they have...
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