Researchers have discovered by accident cancer-fighting properties in a drug typically used to treat high blood pressure.
The drug carvedilol can protect against the sun-induced cell damage that leads to skin cancer, the findings showed.
“What began as an experimental error led to a very interesting scientific discovery,” said co-leader of the research team Ying Huang from Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy, California, US.
“Our research could lead to the development of a class of new cancer-preventive agents,” Huang said.