EVIDENCE OF A MODIFYING INFLUENCE OF HEART GLUCOSIDES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF BREAST-CANCER

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 2  (1) , 49-54
Abstract
Patients on digitalis medication at the time of diagnosis of breast cancer seem to develop tumors that have a lower growth potential than do patients not on such medication. These tumors are photometrically characterized by small nuclei with lower DNA-RNA content and less variation in morphometric characteristics.