Mouthwash to fight cancer? Oral disinfectants induce apoptosis in human oral tumor cells
Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 09:01
in Health & Medicine
(Phys.org) —Patients who suffer from gingivitis are often advised to use disinfectant mouthwashes. In the future, the active ingredients in these products could be used in a completely different area: As scientists have reported in the journal Angewandte Chemie, Chlorhexidin and Alexidin increase programmed cell death and may be effective against cancers of the mouth and throat.