Scientists have shown in a new study that two drugs used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis eliminated cervical cancer in mice.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health say their findings offer hope to women around the world who are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year.
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Breast cancer is a cancer that affects the breasts or mammary glands. Early detection and lifestyle changes help in controlling breast cancer.
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"We have begun to test whether the drugs are as effective in treating cervical cancer in human cells as they are in our mice," said senior author Paul Lambert, of the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and the UW-Madison Carbone Cancer Center.
The lab studies, which should take one or two years to complete, could be followed quickly with phase-two or phase-three clinical trials. Early phase trials would not be necessary since the drugs have already been approved for clinical use.
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Cancer is one of the frequently talked about and most feared disease that falls under the genre of lifestyle diseases that have evolved, rather rapidly, in the past two decades.
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The mice were genetically engineered to carry human papillomavirus (HPV) 16, known to be strongly associated with cervical cancer.
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Most breast lumps are caused by hormonal changes in a woman and may not be cancerous. Common causes of breast lumps include fibroadenosis, breast cancer, breast cyst.
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