Mass. General study reveals how diabetes drug metformin prevents, suppresses cancer growth

(Massachusetts General Hospital) A team of Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has identified a pathway that appears to underlie metformin's ability both to block the growth of human cancer cells and to extend the lifespan of the C.elegans roundworm, implying that this single genetic pathway plays an important role in a wide range of organisms.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news