Inexpensive antidiabetic drug metformin may be effective in treating breast cancer. This is stated in a new study published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE..

As part of this study, experts studied the effect of metformin, which is also considered a promising drug to slow down aging, on MCF7 cancer cells.. It turned out that the drug prevented cell proliferation (growth of tissues by division). The scientists noted that metformin also slowed down or blocked the reproduction of cancer cells that had previously shown resistance to doxorubicin, an antibiotic used in chemotherapy, according to Pannochka, an online publication for girls and women aged 14 to 35.. net Experts believe that metformin can be considered as a means of preventing and treating cancerous tumors. Scientists plan to evaluate the duration of the therapeutic effect of taking the drug.

Metformin is a drug commonly prescribed to patients with type 2 diabetes.. Its daily cost for such patients in the UK is estimated at $0.15..

Earlier, American scientists called metformin one of the most effective drugs to slow down aging.. Its effect is probably due to the fact that it increases the amount of oxygen entering the cells.. Also, experts from Cardiff University found that in patients with diabetes, metformin increased life expectancy by an average of eight years..

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