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(Message started by: Bob_Johnson on Sep 12^th, 2007, 9:00am)

Title: WOW! Melatonin--another benefit!
Post by Bob_Johnson on Sep 12^th, 2007, 9:00am

Melatonin alleviates lung damage induced by the chemical warfare agent nitrogen mustard.
Toxicol Lett. 2007 Sep 10;173(2):124-31. Epub 2007 Jul 20.
PMID: 17765411 [PubMed - in process]

Title: Re: WOW! Melatonin--another benefit!
Post by pattik on Sep 12^th, 2007, 9:27am

Good find, Bob. When I was researching for my melatonin articles for the OUCH newsletter (Part II in the next issue), I found all sorts of studies that are looking promising, including melatonin for improving cancer treatment.

Abstract: Five years survival in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy alone or chemotherapy and melatonin: a randomized trial

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1034/j.1600-079X.2003.00032.x

Medical research into melatonin is on the increase. It will be interesting to see if it turns out to be as promising as some of the claims being made.