The last stage of cancer helps defeat previously known drugs

The development of tumors can be slowed down.

American scientists from Tulane University learned to cope with terminal cancer.They found that in the fight against the formation of metastasis characteristic of the last stage of cancer can be effective several types of drugs already used.

The development of tumors can be slowed down, if influencing the process of the work showed that 22 drugs, including antibiotics, antifungals and anti-inflammatories, can help relieve cancer cell exosomes.In general, the scientists examined the effects of 4,580 well-known drugs.

According to scientific experts, the funds in question, stop the transmission of antibodies between tumor cells via exosomes – tiny bubbles, which, due to the specific structure have the ability to transport oncogenes into healthy neighboring cells and to suppress the resistance of the immune system.

"Several types of drugs already used can be effective against the formation of metastases.These compounds help prevent the transmission of chemical signals via exosomes between cancer cells and thus inhibit the development of tumors", – said the Project authors in a press release to Medical Xpress.Ability to stop the growth of certain types of tumors in curcumin – the main component of turmeric common spice.It turned out that curcumin is associated with a separate enzyme and that this combined substance slows down the activity of cancer cells.