How Antacids May Extend Some Cancer Patients' Lives in 2015
Antacids May Extend Some Cancer Patients' Lives This is good news for cancer patients… We all know that Antacids may help with heartburn. They could help some cancer patients live longer. Head and neck cancer patients who took antacids for acid reflux lived longer than those who did not take them. People with cancer of the head or neck who regularly took antacids lived longer than those who didn't take the medications, a new study found. The authors of this study said patients should talk to a doctor before taking antacids. “Currently, patients might be on and off of this medication according to their symptoms of acid reflux," said lead study author Silvana Papagerakis, MD, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, in a press release. "We believe this medication can also be beneficial at stopping cancer progression.These researchers noticed that some head and neck cancer patients lived longer than others and wondered whether medications patients took ...