Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Breast-Cancer Link to Paxil Drug Category Found in Antidepressant Research

Scientists should more closely
examine whether antidepressant drugs increase the risk of breast
and ovarian cancer, according to a researcher affiliated with
Harvard University whose review of 61 studies suggested a link.
The risk of cancer increased 11 percent on average for
patients taking the medicines, according to a report that
analyzed previous data and was published in yesterday’s issue of
the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE.

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