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• Allopurinol
  ...[[Leishmaniasis]]). Also used to prevent tumor lysis with certain types of cancer.
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• Dexamethasone
  [[Cancer]] patients undergoing [[chemotherapy]] are given Dexamethasone to counterac ...a [[Surrogacy|surrogate]] mother, the essay suggests that pre-natal "dex" treatments constitute the first known attempt to use an ''[[in utero]]'' method to att
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• Griseofulvin
  ==Potential for cancer treatment== ...ffectiveness and may lead to the development of more effective future drug treatments with very low toxic side effects<ref>[http://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemi
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• Sodium nitrite
  ...asodilator]]. Research is ongoing to investigate its applicability towards treatments for [[sickle cell anemia]], cyanide poisoning, [[myocardial infarction|hear ...as.<ref>http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/f-w00/nitrosamine.html Nitrosamines and Cancer by Richard A. Scanlan, Ph.D.</ref> Note that Nitrous Anhydride does not exi
  21 KB (3,046 words) - 16:45, 27 September 2010
• Ketamine
  ...and N-acetylaspartylglutamate peptidase inhibitor exert analgesia in bone cancer pain |journal=Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia |volume=53 |issue=9 |pages=89 ...were previously treatment resistant, having tried an average of six other treatments that failed. NIMH director Dr. Thomas Insel said in the paper:
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• Methylene blue
  ====Cancer==== ...d), methylene blue is being investigated for the photodynamic treatment of cancer.<ref>http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/63/4/776</ref>
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• Metformin
  ...ase-controlled studies found that diabetics using metformin may have lower cancer risk in comparison to those using other sugar-lowering medications. The cau ...PCOS.<ref name="pmid19405411">{{vcite journal |author=Radosh L |title=Drug treatments for polycystic ovary syndrome |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=79 |issue=8
  66 KB (8,976 words) - 16:47, 27 September 2010
• Aspirin
  ...al.''|title=Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in human lung carcinoma|journal=Cancer Research|date=15 November 1998| pages=4997–5001|volume=58|issue=22|url=ht ...nosis-associated-with-improved-survival|title=Aspirin use after colorectal cancer diagnosis associated with improved survival|author=PGxNews.Org| publisher=P
  78 KB (10,918 words) - 16:52, 27 September 2010
• Digoxin
  ...f the heart, but its effect on prognosis is disputable and other effective treatments are now available. Digoxin is no longer the first choice for [[congestive h ...s not only for the heart but also in reducing the risk of certain kinds of cancer.<ref>http://www.news.health.ufl.edu/heartbeat/heartbeat.aspx?ID=8724</ref>
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• Zidovudine
  ...rsal cure for cancer. These efforts eventually culminated in the "[[War on Cancer]]" in the 1970s. ...n of these [[oncovirus]]es. [[Jerome Horwitz]] of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and [[Wayne State University School of Medicine]] first synthesiz
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• Morphine
  ...and survival-promoting signaling and promotes breast tumor growth |journal=Cancer Res. |volume=62 |issue=15 |pages=4491–8 |year=2002 |pmid=12154060}}</ref> ...verdose] Update Date: 2/3/2009. Updated by: John E. Duldner, Jr., MD</ref> Treatments include administration of [[activated charcoal]], [[intravenous fluids]], [
  87 KB (12,376 words) - 16:51, 27 September 2010
• Aconitum
  ...ger employed as it has been replaced by safer and more effective drugs and treatments. The 1911 British Pharmaceutical Codex regarded the medical uses and toxic ...used by the character Kostoglotov in [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]'s novel [[Cancer Ward]].
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• Taxus baccata
  ...e Central Himalayas, the plant is used as a treatment for breast and ovary cancer.<ref>''Asia Medicinal Plants Database''</ref> ...including [[Al Gore]], had opposed the harvesting of paclitaxel for cancer treatments. [[Docetaxel]] (another [[taxane]]) can then be obtained by semi-synthetic
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• Nerium oleander
  ...2009-07-27.]<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> a range of Oleander-based treatments are being promoted on the Internet and in some [[alternative medicine]] cir ...p://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Oleander_Leaf.asp American Cancer Society: Oleander. Retrieved on 2009-07-27.]
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• Bloodroot
  ...fferent subspecies due to these variable shapes; currently most taxonomic treatments lump these different forms into one highly variable species. Bloodroot stor ...ences of Using Escharotic Agents as Primary Treatment for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer | author = McDaniel S., Goldman GD | journal = Archives of Dermatology | ye
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• Temazepam
  ...ential adverse effects of hypnotics such as daytime impairment, infection, cancer, and death and the resultant balance of benefits and risks.}}</ref> ...rmacopsychiatry |year=1979 |title=Effects on learning and memory of 2-week treatments with chlordiazepoxide lactam, N-desmethyldiazepam, oxazepam and methyloxaze
  45 KB (6,129 words) - 22:16, 19 September 2010
• Coal tar
  According to the [[International Agency for Research on Cancer]], preparations that include more than 5 percent of crude coal tar are [[Li ...suggests that the coal tar in the concentrations seen in non-prescription treatments is carcinogenic. The NPF states that coal tar contains approximately 10,000
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• Building insulation materials
  ...der straw. They may or may not require fire retardents or anti-insect/pest treatments. Clay coating is a low toxic additive which often meets these requirements. * Fibers do not cause itchiness, no cancer risk from airborne fibers
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• Indoor air quality
  ...thout any serious known health effects,{{Fact|date=June 2009}} though lung cancer can take many years to develop. [[Radon mitigation]] methods include seali ...erium forms a [[biofilm]] which is resistant to chemical and antimicrobial treatments, including chlorine. Remediation for Legionella outbreaks in commercial bui
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• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
  ...ous exposure to [[asbestos]] and "thousands more from other occupational [[cancer]]s and [[lung disease]]s".<ref name=stat>[http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/ | [[Cancer]] of [[bronchus]] or [[lung]]
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