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The “little blue pill” may have more power than originally thought.\u00a0 While the erectile dysfunction drug is already being used to help treat heart problems, scientists believe they have uncovered yet another use for the popular sexual enhancer.<\/p>\n
A new study shows medications like Viagra may help the body find and attack cancer cells.<\/p>\n
How it all works<\/strong> Cancer cells can fool the body\u2019s immune system into thinking the cells are good, they create a sort of \u201cfog\u201d that confuses white blood cells that typically attack foreign cells in the body.\u00a0 Viagra is believed to remove this \u201cfog\u201d and allow the immune system to see the danger of the cancer cells and attack.<\/p>\n Not a cure, a step<\/strong> While it is a unique discovery, more testing will need to be done.<\/p>\n \u201cImpotence drugs won\u2019t cure cancer,\u201d says Ivan Borrello, M.D., assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, \u201cbut could be used in addition to standard chemotherapy or immunotherapy treatments.\u201d<\/p>\n The investigators are planning human studies to begin in the next year.<\/p>\n The “little blue pill” may have more power than originally thought.\u00a0 While the erectile dysfunction drug is already being used to help treat heart problems, scientists believe they have uncovered yet another use for the popular sexual enhancer. A new study shows medications like Viagra may help the body find and attack cancer cells. How […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-viagra"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\n\u201cViagra and other \u201cimpotence drugs\u201d that boost the production of a gassy chemical messenger to dilate blood vessels and produce an erection now also show promise in unmasking cancer cells so that the immune system can recognize and attack them,\u201d say scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.<\/p>\n
\nRight now researchers have seen this progress in mice.\u00a0 \u201cTests at Johns Hopkins on mice with implanted colon and breast tumors showed that tumor size decreased two- and threefold in sildenafil-treated animals, compared to mice that did not get the drug.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/v.jpg\")
<\/a>Viagra, the wonder drug<\/strong>
\nThis wonder drug has been around for more than a decade and while it may have \u201chidden powers\u201d its main purpose is to treat erectile dysfunction in men.\u00a0 The pill helps enhance blood flow to the penis and allows a man to get and keep an erection long enough to enjoy sex.\u00a0 Viagra is sold through eDrugstore<\/a>, learn more on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"