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On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 8:40 AM Ode Coyote <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2095610/Silver-bullet-cancer-Metal-kill-tumours-better-chemotherapy-fewer-effects.html > > Silver bullet for cancer: Metal can kill some tumours better than > chemotherapy with fewer side effects > > By Anthony Bond > Updated: 16:00 EDT, 2 February 2012 > > > Silver can kill some cancers as effectively as chemotherapy and with > potentially fewer side effects, new research claims. > > Scientists say that old wives tales about the precious metal being a > ‘silver bullet’ to beat the Big C could be true. > > The metal already has a wide range of medicinal uses and is a common > antiseptic, antibiotic and means of purifying water in the third world. > Good news: Silver can kill some cancers as effectively as chemotherapy and > with potentially fewer side effects, new research has claimed > > Good news: Silver can kill some cancers as effectively as chemotherapy and > with potentially fewer side effects, new research has claimed > > And British researchers now say that silver compounds are as effective at > killing certain cancer cells as a leading chemotherapy drug, but with > potentially far fewer side-effects. > > They compared it to Cisplatin, currently used to treat a wide variety of > cancers, but known to have harsh side effects including nausea, vomiting > and even kidney damage. > > Silver is used already in everyday products such as deodorant with no > known side-effects, and could make for a potentially cheaper alternative to > platinum-based Cisplatin. > > > The moving moment a six-year-old girl clips her cancer-stricken > mother's hair to prepare her for chemotherapy > > > Researchers from the University of Leeds conducted lab tests which exposed > breast and colon cancer cells to various silver-based chemicals over a six > day period. > > Results, published in journal Dalton Transactions, showed that these > silver-compounds were ‘as effective as Cisplatin’ at killing cancer with > potentially fewer side effects. > > While the team are still unsure about how exactly silver battles cancer, > they think its effectiveness may be caused by the structure surrounding > silver atoms, known as its ligand. > Way forward: Researchers from the University of Leeds found that silver > could be used to help defeat breast cancer > > Way forward: Researchers from the University of Leeds found that silver > could be used to help defeat breast cancer > > They think this may help release the silver ion into cells when it enters > the body, killing any cancer. > > Study author Dr Charlotte Willans plans to spend the next year looking > closely at what effect silver has on both cancerous and healthy cells, and > whether it could be a safe and effective new anti-cancer drug. > > She said: 'It’s certainly an exciting discovery, although I think we have > a lot of work to do in the future. It opens the doors in terms of what we > can do and investigate. > > 'Getting these results also gives us the opportunity we need to apply for > funding to take the research further. > > 'This could lead to a cheaper, less toxic alternative to current > treatments for cancer.' > > Explaining the research in greater detail, Dr Willans added: 'As many are > unfortunately aware, chemotherapy can be a very gruelling experience for > the patient. > > 'Finding effective, yet non-toxic drugs is an ongoing problem, but these > preliminary results are an important step in solving it. > > 'Our research has looked at the structure which surrounds a central silver > atom. This "shrubbery" is what determines how reactive it is and what it > will interact with. > > 'Our research has used different types of these ligands to see which is > the most effective against cancer cells.' >
