I'm considering taking Metformin for a possible preventative measure to getting Lung Cancer,my twin. sister just died of Small Cell Lung Cancer that metastasized to her brain.My question is I do not have Diabetes and my Glucose numbers are in the normal range,would there be any negative to taking Metformin as possible preventative to getting Lung Cancer?
Want to take Metformin to prevent lung cancer but do not have diabetes - is it safe for me to take?
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- 15 Jun 2011 by dfee
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- diabetes, type 2, cancer, small cell lung cancer, lung cancer, glucose, metformin
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Added 16 Jun 2011:
I'm not concerned about taking it to loose weight.There's been studies and some research on taking it for a preventative for getting cancer,this is my only concern for taking it.
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I have not heard of taking metformin for cancer.I tried looking it up and didn't find any thing. You need to take smileys advice and leave it alone, you also need to talk to your doc.
Hey Von-1,I take a lot of vitamins and supplements and the majority of the supplements are for the possibility of preventing CANCER or some other disease that us humans are dying of now for way to many years with no cure and millions if not billions of dollars spent.Doctors would never do anything for you to possibly prevent a disease or illness,there's no money in it for them.Go to www.lifextension.com and click on magazines,go to November 2010,front page article Anti-Cancer Effects of Metformin read it you'll learn something you didn't know about Metformin and CANCER.
Thank you I will do that, im always up for something I don't know. Von