Comments on: Don’t stop your BP medicine:Cancer Risk overstated to make headlines http://www.bloggernews.net/124712 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Sun, 27 May 2012 15:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Heretic http://www.bloggernews.net/124712#comment-1744021 Heretic Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:34:21 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/124712#comment-1744021 http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673698032280 Interpretation: Long-term use of ACE inhibitors (such as Lisinopril) may protect against cancer. The status of this finding is more that of hypothesis generation than of hypothesis testing; randomised controlled trials are needed. http://journals.lww.com/anti-cancerdrugs/Abstract/2002/03000/Perindopril__possible_use_in_cancer_therapy.3.aspx ... Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are commonly used as antihypertensive agents and it has recently been suggested that they decrease the risk of cancer.... http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673698032280

Interpretation: Long-term use of ACE inhibitors (such as Lisinopril) may protect against cancer. The status of this finding is more that of hypothesis generation than of hypothesis testing; randomised controlled trials are needed.

http://journals.lww.com/anti-cancerdrugs/Abstract/2002/03000/Perindopril__possible_use_in_cancer_therapy.3.aspx

… Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are commonly used as antihypertensive agents and it has recently been suggested that they decrease the risk of cancer….

]]> By: Heretic http://www.bloggernews.net/124712#comment-1744017 Heretic Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:27:45 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/124712#comment-1744017 Sometimes you never know what's a side effect and what's disease progression. You might wonder 'Why was this woman prescribed Lisinopril in the first place?' We are all going to go sometime, some faster some slower, and we take these drugs with the intent to live longer with a higher quality of life. It's unfortunate, but sometimes these things happen. Speaking of Lisinopril, I've read a 50% decrease in throat cancer while on it. What does that tell us? Sometimes you never know what’s a side effect and what’s disease progression. You might wonder ‘Why was this woman prescribed Lisinopril in the first place?’ We are all going to go sometime, some faster some slower, and we take these drugs with the intent to live longer with a higher quality of life. It’s unfortunate, but sometimes these things happen. Speaking of Lisinopril, I’ve read a 50% decrease in throat cancer while on it. What does that tell us?

]]> By: curlygirl http://www.bloggernews.net/124712#comment-1712226 curlygirl Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:27:40 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/124712#comment-1712226 STOP YOUR BP MEDS....It's what the Drug Companys don't tell you will hurt you. My roommate just recently learned that the PDR says the rare side effects of taking Lisinopril are stroke and lung cancer. One year after being on Lisinopril she had a stroke at 48. Then 4 years after being on Lisinopril she has lung cancer. Isn't it interesting that the rare side effects are not printed on the patient drug info. sheet you get with your perscription. Nor do doctors tell you that there is an increased risk in lung cancer...which I am finding there is information out on that....but it's just starting to come to the fore. Too Bad Money is the God of our Society. People pay the price when that is the case. Just too bad that my friends has become a statistic that will be swept under the carpet just like the rare side effects that will not be openly published. STOP YOUR BP MEDS….It’s what the Drug Companys don’t tell you will hurt you.

My roommate just recently learned that the PDR says the rare side effects of taking Lisinopril are stroke and lung cancer. One year after being on Lisinopril she had a stroke at 48. Then 4 years after being on Lisinopril she has lung cancer. Isn’t it interesting that the rare side effects are not printed on the patient drug info. sheet you get with your perscription. Nor do doctors tell you that there is an increased risk in lung cancer…which I am finding there is information out on that….but it’s just starting to come to the fore. Too Bad Money is the God of our Society. People pay the price when that is the case. Just too bad that my friends has become a statistic that will be swept under the carpet just like the rare side effects that will not be openly published.

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