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Cancer Therapy
Salicylate thwarts carcinogenesis and angiogenesis in mammary tumor studies
April 28th, 2005
Salicylate thwarts carcinogenesis and angiogenesis in mammary tumor studies. "Epidemiological data suggest that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs prevent colon cancer. The evidence for other types of tumor is less conclusive, though animal and in vitro studies indicate that they may be effective against mammary cancer cells. We assessed the effect of dietary acetylsalicylic and salicylic acid against dimethyl-benzanthracene-induced rat tumors," scientists in Italy report. "Tumor angiogenesis was also investigated to explore the mechanism responsible for salicylate effect. Mammary tumors were induced in female Sprague-Dawley rats fed with...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-04-28)
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