Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Is the next 'new' cancer drug already in your medicine cabinet?


Posted: 30 Jun 2014 02:00 PM PDT
It turns out that the same types of drugs that help reduce watery eyes and runny noses during allergy season might also help ward off tumors too. A new research report appearing in the July 2014 issue of The Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that antihistamines may have significant anti-cancer properties as they interfere with the function of a type of cell that is known to reduce the body's ability to fight tumors (called "myeloid derived suppressor cells").

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