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I've read about benefits not related to zinc, in addition to the zinc-related mechanism. It helps zinc get into the cell which prevents the replication of the v

I've read about benefits not related to zinc, in addition to the zinc-related mechanism. It helps zinc get into the cell which prevents the replication of the virus, but there are additional benefits of this chemo medication. I'd have to take some time to find the particulars, if you read the original French study I think it details all the theoretical benefits. With any chemo drug I suspect it won't have a huge effect on patients who are mild, in fact it could have a negative effect, but I'm no expert.

cycrutchfield 7y ago
Hydroxychloroquine is not a chemo drug
- solinent 7y ago
  It's a chemosensitizer, I'd say it is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemosensitizer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemosensitizer edit: It's still being researched, but it is an anti-cancer drug, just like how chemo drugs get classed. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(06)70875-0/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2... Chemo drugs aren't really a technical category, but it seems like chloroquine will become part of the anti-cancer family soon. Given our recent discovery that chemotherapy has only gives you a 2% greater chance of survival (again, your immune system fights of cancer just like it fights off viruses), I'm not so hopeful here. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(16)30383-7/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2... (summary: chemotherapy actively kills people, some people would have survived without it)