Viagra Could Be a Secret Weapon Against Cancer
Everyone’s favorite blue little pill might be even more impressive than we knew. The findings could someday point to a novel means of tackling metastatic cancers, the researchers say. Sildenafil and cancer By their very nature, cancer cells are different in many ways from their normal counterparts.
- ▪Everyone’s favorite blue little pill might be even more impressive than we knew.
- ▪The findings could someday point to a novel means of tackling metastatic cancers, the researchers say.
- ▪Sildenafil and cancer By their very nature, cancer cells are different in many ways from their normal counterparts.
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| Original publisher | Gizmodo |
| Canonical URL | https://gizmodo.com/viagra-could-be-a-secret-weapon-against-cancer-2000791410 |
| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:05:02 +0000 |
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Everyone’s favorite blue little pill might be even more impressive than we knew. A recent study suggests that sildenafil, the active ingredient in the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, may actually have a potent anti-cancer effect as well.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000791410","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"science","SECTION":"health","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"health","TAGS":"cancer,viagra","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Researchers in Israel studied how sildenafil affected cancer cells in the lab, and found that it appears to help prevent cancers from spreading further by inhibiting…
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