Do you think that medication is causing cancer in people?
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I do love the answers on here.  So many opinions, yet so little real information.\n\nI was just reading a review article today that touches on the subject of your question.  The article is written by James B. LaValle, RPh, MS, CCN.  He is an associate professor of pharmacy at the University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy.\n\nI will highlight a couple of points he makes about increased cancer risks that are associated with some common medications.  But first, I would like to note that 'chemotherapy' drugs can seriously increase the risk of future cancer (if and when they work well enough for the patient to survive the initial cancer).  So, based on that point alone, the answer to your question is a very strong YES.\n\nNow, from Professor LaValle's article:\n1) Metformin (commonly prescribed for diabetes) depletes the body's level of vitamins B12, B6 and folic acid and also depletes CoQ10 levels.  This can result in "increased cancer risk".  (Note: Dr. Bruce Ames, a world famous cancer researcher and former chairman of biochemistry at U.C. Berkeley has repeatedly reported in numerous medical journals that the COMMON deficiencies of B6, B12 and/or Folic Acid can seriously increase risks for cancer.)\n\n2) Beta Blocker drugs (propranolol, sotolol, nadolol, etc.) can also deplete CoQ10 levels and Melatonin levels in the body.  Melatonin is the hormone best known for its effects on sleep.  Prof. Lavalle notes that: "Melatonin seems to have a direct effect on inhibiting tumorigenesis".  That means, that decreased levels of Melatonin can increase the body's ability to develop tumors.\n\nI am sure there is a lot more info. in the scientific literature on cancer risks associated with  medications, but I hope I have provided enough 'real' info. to help you appreciate that the answer to your question is a very loud YES.\n\nBest wishes and good luck!
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Yes, there could be, but men get breast cancer and I've not heard of many men taking the pill. There are millions of women who don't take the pill and still get breast cancer, but that doesn't mean there isn't a link, it just means it hasn't been found.\n\nI think the rise in cancers throughout the world is more likely to be linked to food preservatives, we all eat them. But I have no proof of this...
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Yes, if there are factors that can trigger cancer.  I will give you an example:  the island municipality of Vieques, Puerto Rico has a high cancer rate.\n\n"After pressure from the people of Vieques, the U.S. Navy left the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico on May, 2003, after more than 60 years of use as a testing ground. The U.S. Navy came to Vieques in 1941, taking jurisdiction of about 70% (27,000 of the island's 33,000 acres) of Vieques, which it was used as a training area (target practice with live ammunition and war games). As a result, Vieques has inherited a legacy of toxic pollution. In May of 1999, the U.S. Navy admitted that it had tested radioactive depleted uranium shells in the island. Many in the island blame the high cancer rate (26 percent over Puerto Rico's average) on the Navy's pollution."
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OMG!!!!!!!!  They definitely cause cancer.  Do some research on the internet and then let us know what you think.  I'm pretty sure you'll quit going.
1153098
All kind of things can cause cancer. To avoid to it would be best to have good genes and live in a sealed bubble.
705407
Yes, I think that anti-depressants are way overprescribed. I think that medicine in general is overprescribed these days. I believe that there are lots of people that genuinely need anti-depressants and other kind of medicines, but not at the rate that we're prescribing them.
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Wow..thanks for the info. I truly believe in "natural cures" to prevent and cure cancer. \nI wish more people would at least look further into a natural approach such as eating an all organic diet and whole foods, herbs, etc. for a cure BEFORE going through all the pain and agony of traditional cancer treatments, chemo and synthetic drugs. \nDrugs made by the drug companies who could care less about finding a cure for cancer. If they did ..they would go out of business!
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As far as I know worldwide, the answer is no.  This is because it points at the wrong type of an awareness.\n\nThe following may not be suitable for your project, but out of interest, click on "Dhaxem and Cancer" on the Dhaxem website. It lists the physical, mental and emotional, and Soul related causes of cancer.  These are never properly explained to the sufferers, let alone to the general public.  This is for political reasons: Cancer is a big business and every cancer patient is a profit unit, to them.  It is a harsh world we are living in, and people are rarely fed the truth by those in charge of the media.
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There are possible side effects from any medication.  This should be discussed with your doctor.
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WebMD is a good website.  However, it is NOT true that only doctors can have an informed opinion on this.  I am a research biologist who studies cancer in my laboratory.  So, I think my opinion is valid even though I am not a Medical Doctor.  Please see my answer on your previous question for a more thorough explanation of the causes of cancer.\n\nRadiation is known to induce mutations, which can then result in cancer.  However, it is NOT clear whether the radiation dosage from power lines or cell phones is sufficient to cause cancer.  I suspect it is NOT or else we would be experiencing a cancer epidemic in America.
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I read a study in the New England Journal of Medicine that stated that pot contains chemical compounds which actually inhibit tumour growth. A long term analysis of pot smokers apparently showed much reduced cancer rates over long term cigarette smokers.
170050
Some people do need the medication, but drugs as a whole are overprescibed in this country.  It has to do with society as a whole.  We have all been trained that this is what you do.  Even commercials today tout the benefits of various drugs and tell you to go to your doctor and ask about them.
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Cancer in many ways is related to ones length of exposure to carcinogens, the time needed for mutinogenic changes to occur or be detectable and if you live long enough for a cancer to show symtoms of cancer.  All of these factores favor higher cancer rates as one grows older, however many increasing rates of certain caners today are occuring in younger populations.\n\nThere are amny arguments to exactly why this is occuring, but an aging population isn't a factor if cancers in younger people are increasing.  The most common factors cited are poor western diets, exposure to more toxins, increasing UV exposure, our lyfestyle choices among many others.  So eat that crappy broccoli, excersise regularly and never smoke, drink, go outside, or breath unless you  absolutly have to to minamize possible exposure to any thing cancerous.  It just that easy..............not!
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No. Cancer is due to genetic changes (mutations) that develop in cells when they divide. Most of these changes get repaired at the cellular level but some are not. If the change makes the cell behave and grow abnormally then this is cancer. Lots of environmental factors increase the risk of mutations or genetic changes including toxins in cigarette smoke - this is why cigarettes cause cancer.
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Nah I don't believe they're caused by cancer...However, I believe it can be caused from some type of infection in your body. At least that's what my aunt told me, & I know she use to get them quite often...but I'm no Dr., nor have I had them...so I'm just going by what I've been told...Maybe you should do some research on them, or go see your Dr. & see what may be causing them.\n\nGood luck!!
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The problem is, the data isn't conclusive. While there are people who have died from lung cancer who never smoked, there are also people who work around smokers all the time (in a bar for example) who are perfectly healthy. So, the question is - were these non-smokers exposed to something else and/or simply, unfortunately, susceptable to developing cancer (because it ran in the family, for example)?
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Absolutely not. Did you know that the pharmaceutical industry takes in more money than all other industries combined? They have a drug for every symptom a person could possibly have. Whatever happened to "sweating it out"? Maybe we'd be a healthier people if we didn't take so many pills. They want us to be scared of natural plants (marijuana: which is given to people with cancer and aids) but they want to cram all kinds of lab-created drugs down our throats. They make me sick (please excuse the pun).