Posted by minimal on April 1, 2006, at 13:24:09
In reply to SSRIs may reduce risk of colon cancer, posted by ed_uk on March 31, 2006, at 16:20:35
Someone close to me developed colon cancer after 8-10 years on Prozac. They were reasonably healthy, non-drinker, non-smoker, and under 50. In fact, once discovered in 2001, the doctors said the cancer had been growing for around 7-8 years, or shortly after the period of SSRI use began. Although, admittedly, the cancer could have come from a variety of factors, it seems equally possible that it could have been brought on by SSRI use.
It does not have to be that the active chemicals in SSRI's are themselves cancerous. It could just be a matter of constipation produced by the drug.In fact, as stated, frequent bowel movements and a high fiber diet are apparently key to reducing chances of colon cancer. If anything, given the common Prozac side effect of constipation, it would seem to only contibute to higher levels of colon cancer.
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