Slow Cancer by Melatonin

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer patients who hope to slow the rate of tumor progression they may be trying to sleep hormone melatonin therapy .More recently , a study found that melatonin can reduce the rate of tumor growth and prevents the formation of new blood vessels from the spread of tumor cells .
Melatonin is almost always associated with circadian rhythms and sleep patterns routine . However, research suggests this hormone has a role in slowing the spread of cancer . According to the American Cancer Society , this is probably why this hormone is believed to be a powerful antioxidant , which can reduce the amount of damage caused by free radicals .

To determine the effect of this hormone in the treatment of cancer , the researchers performed the therapy on mice , either alone or in combination with chemotherapy , radiation therapy , hormone therapy , and immune therapy .

The researchers determine the effects of melatonin by measuring tumor progression and angiogenesis which is the formation of new blood vessels that help the tumor to spread . They do so in mice with triple - negative breast cancer .
Rats given doses of melatonin one hour before the researchers turned off the lights each night for 21 nights . Known , the hormone most active in the dark .Then the researchers measured tumor progression using single photon emission tomography . They found that mice that underwent such therapy has a size smaller tumors with fewer new blood vessels compared to control mice .
" The key finding in this study is we now know how to trace the effects of these drugs on tumor development , " said Adarsh ​​Shankar , study author and research assistant in the Department of Radiology , Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit .Breast cancer is one of the most deadly cancers spelled . Although it also occurs in men , women are more at risk to experience it with age . National Cancer Institute of the United States stated , a woman's risk of having breast cancer increased from 1/227 becomes 1/42 over the age of 30 years