What Doctors Don't Tell You
Common prescription drugs may trigger or exacerbate the development of breast cancer. These medications may be linked with causing the disease in animal or man:
Antihypertensives
Serpasil (reserpine)
Apresoline (hydralazine)
Spiroctan or Aldactone in the US (spironolactone)
Tenormin (atenolol)
Antibiotics
Flagyl (metronidazole)
Tranquillisers
Valium (diazepam)
Xanax (alprazolam)
Antidepressants
Elavil (amitryptiline hydrochloride)
Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride)
Antipsychotics
Haldol (haloperidol)
Cholesterol lowering drugs
All fibrates and statin drugs, particularly Lipostat, or Pravachol in the US (pravastatin).
Chemotherapy
According to the National Cancer Institute, nitrogen mustard, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisolone (a steroid prednisone in the US) for treatment of Hodgkin’s disease and other cancers place women at a significantly higher risk for developing breast cancer 15 or more years later.
Antacids
Tagamet
Maryon Stewart
Daniel Redwood DC
Tom Ferguson MD