Commonly used drug can limit radiation damage to lungs and heart for cancer patients

Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumors in the chest region can be limited by the administration of a drug commonly used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, an ACE inhibitor, a group of Dutch researchers have found.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-04/esf…