Ecstasy and anti-depressant drugs such as Prozac have the potential to stop cancer cell growth, research has found.

“We are excited that drugs like Prozac are effective in killing these types of cancer cells, as these antidepressants are in such wide circulation and have an impressive safety record.”

But before you get too excited: Researchers stressed that the use of ecstasy was not so straightforward – the dose required to block cancer growth was so high it would kill the patient.

“Perhaps by breaking down the actions of this designer drug we can extract its cancer killing properties from more general toxic effects associated with its use.”

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