Mebendazole, possible anti-cancer drug?

[Jarod]

Hi folks. I stumbled across this interesting article. Questionable source, do your own research. :Retro smile:

That being said, is there anything here that may apply to MRV's or ME/CFS?

It supposed to work by targeting cancer cells for aptosis.

It's a cheap medicine with potential anti-cancer properties that has been discontinued.

"Mebendazole is known to interfere and inhibit the assembly of the spindles, thus preventing the ability of the cells to divide. The cell eventually dies of old age or aptosis. Mebendazole is highly selective and somehow targets only cancerous cells (as well as a host of intestinal parasites). At the end of this article I will post a few of the many scientific papers acknowledging these facts."


http://www.viewzone.com/mebendazole.html

Mebendazole Monotherapy and Long-Term Disease Control in Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma

His metastases initially regressed and subsequently remained stable. While receiving mebendazole as a sole treatment for 19 months, his disease remained stable. He did not experience any clinically significant adverse effects, and his quality of life was satisfactory. His disease subsequently progressed after 24 months of mebendazole monotherapy.

http://aace.metapress.com/content/e471v4567w504858/?p=d9db31ee020b4dce9009bc5806d393bb&pi=2