Scientists from Mordovia State University. MV Lomonosov developed A drug against oncological diseases based on Sosnovsky’s hogweed. The newspaper Izvestia writes about this, referring to the press service of the university.
The researchers isolated furanocoumarins from the plant, which respond to ultraviolet radiation.
The scientists explained that these are biologically active compounds that can cause increased sensitivity to sunlight, irreversibly binding to the DNA of tumor cells under the influence of ultraviolet light.
Under the influence of furanocoumarins, cells lose the ability to divide and, as a result, die by self-destruction.
Formerly oncologists, men with localized prostate cancer to be Do not rush into treatment. In most cases, prostate cancer grows slowly, so doctors thought it made sense to take the time with aggressive treatment. In the new study, the researchers compared three approaches: surgery to remove the tumor, radiation therapy, and observation.