Bladder Cancer
Research findings from University of Colorado, Colorado Health Sciences Center update understanding of bladder cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, February 12th, 2008
A new study, 'Chemopreventive effects of silymarin and silibinin on N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine induced urinary bladder carcinogenesis in male ICR mice,' is now available. "Effective strategies are lacking for the management of urinary bladder cancer for which smoking is a potential risk factor. Herein, we evaluated chemoprevention of urinary bladder cancer by natural chemopreventive agents, silymarin and silibinin, in a preclinical animal (ICR mouse) model of bladder cancer induced by tobacco smoke carcinogen N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine (OH-BBN)," researchers in the United States report.
"Mice were fed p.o. with saline or OH-BBN (0.05%, w/v) in...
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