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Posted by colin wallace on March 27, 2002, at 6:05:17
Thought provoking stuff:
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=search&StoryID=744424
Posted by IsoM on March 27, 2002, at 22:44:34
In reply to Seratonin, Prozac and Cancer , posted by colin wallace on March 27, 2002, at 6:05:17
See preceeding post & follow-ups:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020322/msgs/100321.html
Posted by colin wallace on March 28, 2002, at 11:40:41
In reply to Re: Seratonin, Prozac and Cancer » colin wallace, posted by IsoM on March 27, 2002, at 22:44:34
Hi there,
Glad you posted that 'balancing' article.I didn't have time to comment on the first,but my own thoughts were that it seems self-contradictary, not to mention slightly alarmist.If an SSRI increases seratonin availability,lending itself to positive thought (which the authors concede will lead to beneficial effects on cancer- attributable to seratonin action on cells- then why make mention of a tenuous, theoretical risk that seems to negate itself in practice!? My lowly, non-scientific opinion is that, through understandable zeal at the prospect of attacking cancer from a new angle, they made leaps of 'extrapolation' in the negative direction in terms of ssri's, which could equally be interpreted positively, and perhaps should be in the absence of anything like proof supporting the contrary interpretation!?
Posted by IsoM on March 28, 2002, at 19:45:54
In reply to Re: Seratonin, Prozac and Cancer - isoM, posted by colin wallace on March 28, 2002, at 11:40:41
It's not necessarily the scientists involved that make these leaps of extrapolation. News services have science reporters scouring the scientific community for any new post or supposed breakthrough, especially in health & medicine. It can often enough be the reporters have do the extrapolation. To be a science reporter, you need to have a science background of some sort, but it may not be in the area they're reporting about. They often enthusiastically put one & one together to get four themselves.
Case in point was the shark cartilage & cancer & arthritis. It wasn't the scientists involved in the research that led to the conclusions fostered by health food faddists that shark cartilage cures or improves the two condtitions. It was the reporters. As the researchers involved said, the molecules are too large to be absorbed through the digestive tract, & how sharks managed cancer MAY give hints on how to manage it. Thing is, it's now be shown that sharks do get cancer.
Just an example of how a new discovery can get blown out of all proportions or truth. Any new discovery is often just one more link in a chain of information leading to any true "breakthroughs".
Posted by OldSchool on March 28, 2002, at 21:02:43
In reply to Seratonin, Prozac and Cancer , posted by colin wallace on March 27, 2002, at 6:05:17
> Thought provoking stuff:
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> http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=search&StoryID=744424Yawn. yadda yadda yadda. Some study says SSRIs "may increase your chances of cancer." Who gives a shit. I will continue taking my SSRIs and I am hardly going to expend any energy worrying about or thinking about this issue. Everything causes cancer BTW. Dont forget that. If you look hard enough, you could probably find a study somewhere that says eating fruit loops causes cancer.
So I say, who really gives a shit.
Old School
Posted by Dr. Bob on March 30, 2002, at 17:35:28
In reply to Re: Seratonin, Prozac and Cancer , posted by OldSchool on March 28, 2002, at 21:02:43
> > Thought provoking stuff:
> > http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=search&StoryID=744424
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> Yawn. yadda yadda yadda... Who gives a shit.Well, someone obviously does. Please be sensitive to the feelings of others and don't post anything that might make them feel put down. Thanks,
Bob
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