According to a leading Australian researcher a drug used to treat schizophrenia may help beat cancer.
Sarah Ongeley, a University of New South Wales scientist, has reported the preliminary research on an anti-psychotic drug at this week's Australian Society for Medical Research conference in Sydney.
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To reach the conclusion, Ongeley tested a range of medications for schizophrenia in the lab, reports ABC Online.
From analyzes, she found that the most promising was the anti-psychotic called pimozide, which killed lung, breast and brain cancer cells in-vitro.
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"If we know how it works we can combine it with other drugs so the treatment will be more effective," says Ongeley.
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