Some widely used anti-hypertension drugs may be associated with an increased risk of cancer, researchers said.Well, that's comforting.
In a meta-analysis of nine published studies, angiotensin-receptor blockers were associated with a modest but statistically significant 8% increase in the relative risk of a new cancer, according to Ilke Sipahi, MD, and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland.
On the other hand, there was no increase in the risk of dying from cancer, perhaps because follow-up in the trials was too short, the researchers said online in The Lancet.
Hey, guess who is at increased risk of hypertension?
That's right - bronto sapiens, aka fatsos.
Better to lose the weight than gain the cancer.
Or are you too fat-headed to realize that?
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