Botox Could Treat Prostate Cancer By ‘Freezing’ Tumors

Botox may no longer be used to treat only wrinkles. The cure to prostate cancer may lie in the jab of a needle. Men with localized prostate cancer that has not spread beyond the prostate gland could benefit from the “freezing” effect a Botox injection could have on cancerous tumors, according to a recent clinical trial.

Prostate cancer in men is usually developed from the prostate’s gland cells. The American Cancer Society says that these cells are responsible for making the prostate fluid that is added to a man’s semen. While there are other types of cancer that also start in the prostate gland such as sarcomas, small cell carcinomas, and transitional cell carcinomas, they are rare. Localized prostate cancer accounts for 90 percent of all prostate cancers the American Cancer Society reports.

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Source: By Lizette Borreli on Nov 12, 2013 for Medical Daily at  http://www.medicaldaily.com/botox-could-treat-prostate-cancer-freezing-tumors-262699