Patients with diabetes who also have ovarian cancer and take the drug metformin for the treatment of their diabetes, have a greater survival rate than patients who do not take it, a new study published in the journal Cancer suggests. These new findings could potentially guide researchers as they continue to explore the use of existing medications to treat new or different diseases. Metformin's Many Uses Metformin is a commonly prescribed drug to treat diabetes. Earlier studies have shown it may be effective for other cancers and the currently study verifies this hypothesis...
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