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Drug used to treat nausea may help prevent the spread of breast cancer, study finds

Mouse study shows anti-nausea drug can help stop the spread of breast cancer


Mouse study shows anti-nausea drug can help stop the spread of breast cancer

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BOSTON – A drug used to treat nausea could be used in the fight against breast cancer.

In a new study published in NatureResearchers at Rockefeller University have discovered that activation of sensory nerves in breast tumors promotes cancer growth and spread to other parts of the body.

They also found that an FDA-approved anti-nausea drug called aprepitant could disrupt this pathway and prevent the growth and spread of breast cancer in mice. They said this discovery could pave the way for new treatments in humans.

Dr. Mallika Marshall

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Mallika Marshall, MD is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and physician who has worked as a HealthWatch reporter for CBS Boston/WBZ-TV for more than 20 years. A board-certified practicing physician in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Dr. Marshall is on staff at Harvard Medical School and practices at Massachusetts General Hospital at MGH Chelsea Urgent Care and MGH Revere Health Center, where she currently works on the front lines of COVID-19 patient care. She is also a host and contributing editor for Harvard Health Publications (HHP), the publishing division of Harvard Medical School.

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