Sensational Headlines re supposed link between SSRIs and cancer

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5-Hydroxytryptamine drives apoptosis in biopsylike Burkitt lymphoma cells:

reversal by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

Adamantios Serafeim, Gillian Grafton, Anita Chamba, Christopher D. Gregory,

Randy D. Blakely, Norman G. Bowery, Nicholas M. Barnes, and John Gordon.

Blood 2002 99: 2545-2553.

 

" It is speculated that if they can affect the growth of this type of cancer

they might also affect brain cancers in a similar way. "

 

" It is not known if these data can be extrapolated to mean that humans are at

increased risk for developing cancer. Thus far, no SSRI-cancer link has been

observed in clinical practice and drug company officials speculate that the

high dose used in Gordon's experiment may not provide a reliable indicator of

what happens in the patient. "

 

Basically this says it all. Mere speculation may make sensational headlines

but there is not one shred of objective clinical or epidiomologic evidence of

any link between cancer and SSRIs. SSRIs have been around since 1989 when

Prozac 1st came on the scene and have been Rx'd to many millions of people

since then.

 

Philip Milstein, MD

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Hi Dr. Milstein & everyone,

 

First of all Dr. Milstein thank you for your reply. Not being a

medical doctor myself, I appreciate what you add to this group.

 

Let me also say I truly am not vested with finding a link between

SSRI's and cancer. I like to put up articles that may be of general

interest and if they are thought provoking- all the better!!

 

Now just to see if I could back up the claim of that article, I did

a little more searching on the net, to see if I could find any other

information that links SSRI's with cancer and I found this site:

http://www.prozactruth.com/cancer2.htm It seemed to have good

references and lots of information. But I do understand ALL

information is susceptible to manipulation... Perhaps you will take

a look and tell me what you think?

 

But whether we can find out if there is a link or not, I would

personally want to exhaust all natural & holistic solutions before

taking a prescription such as a SSRI. Set aside the known rate of

side effects from prescriptions, must we not ask, why is the

chemistry of the body off to begin with? And introspection on

whether adding more chemicals into the body will ever reverse the

subtle process that led the body to disharmony in the first place?

Instead, is there a way to actually correct the imbalance so that

the case is cured rather than managed?

 

For those who that is an actual challenge in their life, who are

actually facing that decision, I hope we can as a group combine our

resources and see what viable solutions we have...

 

All suggestions are appreciated!

 

Be Well,

Misty

http://www..com

 

 

, MidbarNM@a... wrote:

> 5-Hydroxytryptamine drives apoptosis in biopsylike Burkitt

lymphoma cells:

> reversal by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

> Adamantios Serafeim, Gillian Grafton, Anita Chamba, Christopher D.

Gregory,

> Randy D. Blakely, Norman G. Bowery, Nicholas M. Barnes, and John

Gordon.

> Blood 2002 99: 2545-2553.

>

> " It is speculated that if they can affect the growth of this type

of cancer

> they might also affect brain cancers in a similar way. "

>

> " It is not known if these data can be extrapolated to mean that

humans are at

> increased risk for developing cancer. Thus far, no SSRI-cancer

link has been

> observed in clinical practice and drug company officials speculate

that the

> high dose used in Gordon's experiment may not provide a reliable

indicator of

> what happens in the patient. "

>

> Basically this says it all. Mere speculation may make sensational

headlines

> but there is not one shred of objective clinical or epidiomologic

evidence of

> any link between cancer and SSRIs. SSRIs have been around since

1989 when

> Prozac 1st came on the scene and have been Rx'd to many millions

of people

> since then.

>

> Philip Milstein, MD