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A mix of Viagra and the flu vaccine could treat cancer: Bizarre cocktail is now being tested in humans after reducing the disease by 90% in mice

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A mix of Viagra and the flu vaccine could treat cancer: Bizarre cocktail is now being tested in humans after reducing the disease by 90% in mice Empty A mix of Viagra and the flu vaccine could treat cancer: Bizarre cocktail is now being tested in humans after reducing the disease by 90% in mice

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[*]Erectile dysfunction drugs block suppressor cells, which allows natural killer cells to do their cancer-fighting job 

[*]The flu vaccine further invigorates the natural killer cells, they found


A combination of Viagra and a flu vaccine could treat cancer, surprising new research suggests. 
The unconventional strategy invigorates the immune system to attack tumor cells left lingering after surgery, when the body is vulnerable. Testing the method in mice with lung cancer, Canadian researchers saw a 90 percent reduction in the spread of the disease. The study was such a success that 24 human stomach cancer patients will now test the combination in a clinical trial that could pave the way to it being approved.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5746609/A-mix-Viagra-flu-vaccine-treat-cancer.html#ixzz5Fw6U7I3U 
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