Viagra could also be used to treat prostate cancer

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Viagra may do a lot more than just help men out in the bedroom. Researchers have shown the little blue pill, in combination with a powerful anti-cancer drug, can effectively treat prostate cancer.

The researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center say the combo of the two drugs reduced the size of tumors in lab mice while alleviating damage to the heart at the same time.

Doxorubicin, the anti-cancer chemotherapy drug, has been used for decades to treat several cancers, including the prostate, but it has a big downside: The drug has been associated with irreversible heart damage, which presents several years after treatment stops.

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