Study: Bee venom kills breast cancer cells in the laboratory

The poison and the melitin compound that contains is used against two types of cancer that are otherwise difficult to treat. Scientists say the discovery is “emionary”, but further research is required.

The bee's poison also has anti-aircraft properties in other types of cancer, such as melanoma, the BBC writes.

The bee's “Extracts have been found to be extremely powerful “””, said Chiara Duffy, a 25-year-old scientist who led a study by Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research, published in Nature Preciation Oncology magazine.

The poison of over 300 bees and honey was tested. A certain concentration of poison has been determined to kill cancer cells within an hour, with minimal damage to other cells. It has also been found that toxicity of poison increases in changed doses.

breast cancer is the most common type of cancer affecting women worldwide.

While there are thousands of chemical components that can fight cancer cells in the laboratory, scientists say that there are few that can be produced as medicine.