In the 1950s, doctors prescribed a drug called phenformin to people with type 2 diabetes. A safer alternative, metformin, is now in more common use. Both drugs have shown promise as anticancer agents in laboratory studies, but phenformin appears to…
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Sedentary lifestyle linked to cancer mortality
A new study suggests that the total amount of time that people spend sitting is associated with a higher risk of death from cancer. Replacing some of this sedentary time with light physical activity appears to reduce the risk. Getting…
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