Anticarcinogenic Effects of Gold Nanoparticles and Metformin Against MCF-7 and A549 Cells.

Metformin is commonly prescribed to people with diabetes. Metformin has been shown in previous studies to be able to prevent the growth of cancer cells. This study aims to investigate the effects of metformin and gold nanoparticles in MCF7 breast cancer and A549 lung cell lines.