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GLP-1 medications are sold under several different brand names and treat diabetes, obesity and sleep apnea. The drugs' affect on cancer is in very early stages of research.
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GLP-1s appear to protect against cancer. Researchers are trying to figure out how
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Recent studies suggest GLP-1s, the weight loss and diabetes drugs, may both prevent cancer and slow its progression. While weight loss is known to curb cancer risks, GLP-1s may act on other brain and metabolic pathways to prevent cancer.
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Morgan Newman, a survivor of cervical cancer, at the Des Moines Public Library last December.
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