Study shows further benefits of noscapine for prostate cancer

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Thu, 03/18/2010 - 22:00

(MedInsight Research Institute) Noscapine, a non-addictive derivative of opium, has previously been shown to have anti-cancer properties.

This is the first study examining noscapine's potential as a prophylactic agent against prostate cancer.


 

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