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ACE inhibitors such as Norvasc may fight lung cancer

ACE inhibitors such as Norvasc may fight lung cancer

(Health Central) UPDATED 2007-03-15

New animal studies have shown that some blood-pressure meds may also shrink lung tumors. The class of hypertension meds known as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors work by boosting levels of a hormone in the body. Researchers found that boosting this hormone's level in mice shrank their lung-cancer tumors by 30 percent. Read full story >

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