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mike9876
04-22-2005, 02:22 PM
At diabetes UK annual conference it was released that metformin cuts risk of all cancers by 25%. The study was done be dundee university scotland and it found diabetics taking metformin had 25% less tumours than non diabetes of the same size group of people.

Mike
mg_2204
04-23-2005, 04:42 AM
... Just read about this on BBC News. If I could go off meds I would. In a heart beat. But since I have to take them, this bit of news is encouraging. Usually I always see stuff that is quite upsetting about meds, etc.

Diabetes drug 'may stop cancers' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4469409.stm)
Dewey
04-25-2005, 10:32 PM
That's awesome! Thanks for the news on that. :thumbsup: It's always good to hear when meds help with prevention of other conditions/illnesses! :thumbsup: