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Thursday 31 May 2012
Anti-Psychotic Drug For Schizophrenia May Eliminate Cancer Stem Cells
Scientists have discovered that an anti-psychotic drug used to treat schizophrenia seems to eliminate cancer stem cells by helping them change into less threatening cell types. The finding, published in the journal Cell Press, was made after screening hundreds of compounds in search of those that would selectively inhibit human cancer stem cells. The discovery may be evaluated in a clinical trial in the very near future. Leading author, Mickie Bhatia, from McMaster University declared: "You have to find something that's truly selective for cancer stem cells...
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Thioridazine is in the class of 'typical' antipsychotics called phenothiazines of which 'Thorazine' is best known.This group is 50 years old and I have been taking Thorazine for 2 years for my PTSD to help me sleep.Continued research may show that it is the whole class of phenothiazines that have anti-cancer properties.
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"..McMaster has since discovered schizophrenia patients who took the drug had 10 times fewer instances of cancer..."}
A cancer suppressive side effect of antipsychotic drugs would be a wonderful blessing.
A patient speaks:
There are two kinds of antipsychotics the 50 year old tried and tested inexpensive *typical* antipsychotics like Thorazine,and the newer so-called *atypicals* like Risperdal,Seroquel,Zyprexa.
These drugs are lifesavers for those with delusional mental illness which is only 1 percent of the population.
The saga of the so called *atypical antipsychotics* is one of incredible profit.Eli Lilly made $65 BILLION on Zyprexa franchise (*Viva Zyprexa* Lilly sales rep slogan).
Described as *the most successful drug in the history of neuroscience* the drugs at $12 pill are used by states to medicate deinstitutionalized mental patients to keep them out of the $500-$1,200 day hospitals.There is a whole underclass block of our society,including children in foster care that are the market for these drugs,but have little voice of protest if harmed by them.I am an exception,I got diabetes from Zyprexa as an off-label treatment for PTSD and I am not a mentally challenged victim so I post.
Google-Haszard Zyprexa
--Daniel Haszard - FMI http://www.zyprexa-victims.com