Viagra Can Become A Cure For Cancer



    The development of new anti-cancer drugs is not a matter of one year. In any country, this requires a huge amount of resources - human, temporary, financial. As for the latter, the project to create an anti-cancer drug requires an average of at least $ 750 million. All these difficulties have led oncologists to try to find an alternative or addition to existing drugs, something that can be useful in the fight against cancer.

    And now, researchers have discovered a new candidate, and quite specific - a drug company Pfizer - Viagra. It is worth recalling that initially the tablets served as a cure for headache (according to another version - sore throats), and then their other properties were already discovered, which made the medicine extremely popular among men.

    But now new side effects have been discovered, and very positive ones. The fact is that Viagra stops the growth of malignant tumors in mice and some human patients. This is not a joke at all - the results of a new study are published in the reputable medical journal eCancer Medical Science.

    Viagra contains the active ingredient PDE5, which improves blood circulation. And everywhere, not only where it was originally calculated, which served as the distribution of the drug as a means to treat erectile dysfunction.

    But back to the study. This is a work that allowed us to combine the results of 25 other studies regarding the effect of Viagra on cancerous tumors. As it turned out, the tool allows you to fight a wide variety of cancers, including breast, lung, stomach and others. Now 11 more clinical trials of Viagra are active, during which doctors study the effect of the active component of PDE5 on the development of malignant tumors.

    It is clear that all of the above does not mean that Viagra is a panacea for cancer. No, scientists are only talking about positive changes in the body of people with cancer who regularly take Pfizer. All studies and their conclusions referred to above are preliminary. Additional tests take time. The good news is that the drug already exists, and you don’t have to spend a lot of money on it - if the ability to treat certain types of cancer with Viagra is confirmed, clinical trials will be required.

    Another good news is that PDE5 is much cheaper than most anti-cancer drugs, so if the drug is still given a boost, then a wide range of buyers can use it.



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