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Solving the Mystery of an Old Diabetes Drug That May Reduce Cancer Risk

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In 2005, news first broke that researchers in Scotland found unexpectedly low rates of cancer among diabetics taking metformin, a drug commonly prescribed to patients with Type II diabetes. Many follow-up studies reported similar findings, some suggesting as much as a 50-per-cent reduction in risk.
How could this anti-diabetic drug reduce the risk of developing cancer and what were the mechanisms involved?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120118132334.htm
 
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