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several drugs can like cigarettes
Mable Zboncak
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∙ 17y agoIt depends on the medication and how you define the word "medication". If we are considering medications to be only those that are obtained by prescription, there are several that can increase the incidence of cancer. Most notably, hormone replacement therapy for post-menopausal women has shown higher rates of cancer. To my knowledge, any type of hormone or steroid treatment can lead to cancer because it affects the cell growth rates throughout the body. Uncontrolled cell growth is what is believed to be the beginnings of cancer. Now, there is also the tricky word of "cause" in your question. Scientists still don't know the exact causes of cancer, although some genes have been found that increase the rate of cancer. Thus, even if you take hormones or other medications that can "cause" cancer, nothing will happen if you don't have those genes that make your body cancer prone.
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∙ 14y agoThere are many factors that go into causing cancer in a individual. Genetics is a big factor because it has been found that cancer runs in a family. Each type of cancer has a different risk factor. Living a healthy lifestyle, however, will reduce your chances of getting cancer. And yes, you can get cancer from drugs, an example is tobacco, that produces lung cancer. Drugs contain different chemicals that can cause a mutation in the DNA, it can cause the uncontrolled cell growth.
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∙ 10y agoCombined Oral Contraceptives (COC) are not safe, as they are classified as carcinogenic to humans by the World Health Organization.
•The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer research agency of WHO, in its press release of the 29th of July 2005, informed of the publication of a monograph on the carcinogenicity of combined estrogen-progestogen oral contraceptives (COC) and combined estrogen-progestogen menopausal therapy (HRT), based on the conclusions of an international Working Group of 21 scientists from 8 countries. Do check out these links:
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∙ 11y agoYes. Drugs can give you cancer. The type of Cancer depends on which drug you are speaking of.
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∙ 13y agoSome drugs (nonprescription) can cause cancer. They kill brain cells.
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∙ 12y agopossibly.
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How do you get cancer from drugs?
The greatest number of drug induced cancers have been lung cancer, resulting from addiction to nicotine, the drug found in tobacco.
Is cancer of the spleen associated with psychoactive drugs?
We can not give you a definitive answer, the research on this has not need done.
If you do drugs can you have cancer?
Of course you can. Do you mean will using drugs cause you to have cancer? Some drugs probably can.
What can sport enhancing drugs do to your body?
They can kill you, give you cancer, give you diseases you've never even heard of... and tons of things you don't want.
What kind of cancer do people get in drugs?
Lung cancer .__________.
How has the work of chemists advanced cancer treatment?
Chemists have developed drugs that slow down or stop the growth of cancer.
Can anti cancer drugs cause cancer?
yes, u can get cancer from basically anything
What condition do some cancer fighting drugs cause?
Certain cancer drugs reduce the body's ability to fight infections.
How do illegal drugs affect the skin?
you can take from drugs skin cancer
Do drugs cause lung cancer?
several drugs can like cigarettes
. A cancer treatment that kills unwanted cells with drugs is called?
Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill off cancer cells.Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment where chemicals that are especially toxic to cancer cells are administered to the patient.
Do magnets give you cancer?
Magnets do not give you cancer.
