NSAID’s and selectively COX-2 inhibitors as potential chemoprotective agents against cancer : 1st Cancer Update

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs act by inhibiting cyclooxigenase enzyme in the plasma membrane predominantly. Nowadays many researchers have observed a great involvement of these anti-inflammatory drugs in the cure of different types of cancers. This review shows the role of cyclooxigenase inhibitors specifically type-2 in cure or prevention of different types of cancers.