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Small daily doses of Viagra could 'significantly reduce' colorectal cancer risk 
nydailynews.com ^

Posted on 03/21/2018 1:08:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The results have only been found in mice so far but the next step for the research team is to get the trial approved for human tests with people who are considered high risk for colorectal cancer, like those with a family history. The disease is the third most common cancer in the world, according to the study, and is diagnosed more than one million times each year with about 50,000 of them ending in death.

But the research team is hoping to reduce these numbers. They saw in their trial that the mice were helped by a reduction of polyps — the abnormal clumping of cells that build on the inside lining of the intestines and have a tendency to become tumors. A daily low-dose of Viagra halved these formations in the critters.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: cancer; mice; viagra
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To: shotgun

I have to change that...or should I just let it stand??


21 posted on 03/21/2018 1:30:26 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: BenLurkin

Well, at least for 4 hours.


22 posted on 03/21/2018 1:31:43 PM PDT by Leep (The dims better watch it..Trump is CRAZY!!)
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To: Bonemaker

Too many “n”s in tunnel. ... Having hand spasms?


23 posted on 03/21/2018 1:32:03 PM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensational perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: FatherofFive

“And made their spouses very happy! “

Maybe if they were under 25.


24 posted on 03/21/2018 1:34:07 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Bonemaker

You should screen capture that and hang it on your wall.


25 posted on 03/21/2018 1:34:41 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: BenLurkin

....and it was originally designed to lower high blood pressure. 20mg sildenafil is really cheap from Sam’s.


26 posted on 03/21/2018 1:34:59 PM PDT by fulltlt
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To: treetopsandroofs

“Cool, a two-fer, as “scientists found that men who ejaculated 21 or more times a month enjoyed a 33% lower risk of prostate cancer compared with men who reported four to seven ejaculations a month throughout their lifetimes.”

So married men are really doomed.


27 posted on 03/21/2018 1:37:15 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: newfreep

“Sooooo, I guess I have a 99% lower risk of prostate cancer?”

Single eh?


28 posted on 03/21/2018 1:38:54 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: shotgun

“Do you get the bonus benefit of firmer crap too?”

No, a tongue-on though.


29 posted on 03/21/2018 1:40:25 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: fulltlt

“....and it was originally designed to lower high blood pressure. 20mg sildenafil is really cheap from Sam’s.”

Sure, go to sleep in your bed and wake up in a Comanche teepee.


30 posted on 03/21/2018 1:43:59 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: fulltlt

“20mg sildenafil is really cheap from Sam’s.”

In 100-packs?


31 posted on 03/21/2018 1:43:59 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: BenLurkin

So what does that do to an already outrageous cost per tab?


32 posted on 03/21/2018 1:44:25 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: BenLurkin

Umm, sure. It’s a “hard” cure then?


33 posted on 03/21/2018 1:47:38 PM PDT by beergarden
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To: red-dawg

lolol


34 posted on 03/21/2018 1:48:20 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: CGASMIA68

No longer outrageous cost. The patent expired. Buy generic.


35 posted on 03/21/2018 1:48:48 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: BenLurkin

This would have no beneficial effect
for the prevention of colorectal cancer
concerning Lawyers, as they would just
get taller.


36 posted on 03/21/2018 1:52:19 PM PDT by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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To: red-dawg

Bkmrk.


37 posted on 03/21/2018 2:05:46 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: dfwgator

I understood it was good for your heart. In fact, it was originally designed to treat pulmonary hypertension.


38 posted on 03/21/2018 2:18:26 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: BenLurkin
Viagra prolongs life!! No wonder he's still around.....


39 posted on 03/21/2018 2:21:27 PM PDT by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
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To: CGASMIA68
So what does that do to an already outrageous cost per tab?

Sildenafil is the same thing, and ALOT cheaper.

40 posted on 03/21/2018 2:37:16 PM PDT by painter ( Isaiah: �Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,")
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