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Heart Hormones Slow Growth of Pancreatic Cancer Cells

June 20, 2003

Hormones made by the heart dramatically inhibit the growth of human pancreatic cancer cells grown in a laboratory, says a University of South Florida Health Sciences Center study. The study, the first of its kind, found that four hormones produced by the heart were at least twice as effective in reducing tumor cell growth as 5-fluorouracil -- a standard drug used for 45 years to treat pancreatic cancer.

 

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