There is an anti cancer property for metformin and H19 LncRNA is a cancer biomarker and therapeutic target in many types of cancers. Metfromin reduces endometrial cancer risk and prevents cell proliferation in preoperative endometrial cancer tissue. Also, metformin oppresses H19 in endometrial cancer tissue samples and decreased expression of H19 prevents endometrial cancer cells from invading and migrating.
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