London, Sept 29 (ANI): A new study has discovered that common painkillers and anti-viral drugs could be used to tackle some of the most lethal forms of cancer.
Scientists believe the drugs can help to "turn off" a virus, which is found in many tumours and is known to fuel their growth, the Daily Express reported.
By treating the virus with anti-viral and anti-inflammatory painkillers, researchers found that tumour growth rates could be slowed by up to 72 per cent.
The study, at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, concentrated on a virus present in three-quarters of the population but which usually lies dormant in the body.
Experts found the virus, Cytomegalovirus (CMV), "wakes up" when it detects cancer cells in the body and begins to accelerate their growth.
CMV is thought to play a central role in cancers of the brain, breast, bowel and prostate.
Researchers showed that treating the CMV in these tumours can reduce their growth - potentially a key way of eradicating them, as smaller tumours are easier to treat and can often be destroyed with chemotherapy.
"This presents a new approach and could be used as a possible complementary therapy," said Professor Cecilia Soderberg-Naucler, who led the study. (ANI)
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