Solving the mystery of an old diabetes drug that may reduce cancer risk
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 13:31
in Health & Medicine
In 2005, news first broke that researchers in Scotland found unexpectedly low rates of cancer among diabetics taking metformin, a drug commonly prescribed to patients with Type II diabetes. Many follow-up studies reported similar findings, some suggesting as much as a 50-per-cent reduction in risk.