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Thursday, February 9, 2012
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Pancreatic Cancer |
Link between diuretics and pancreatic cancer06/30/2009 |
My mom died of pancreatic cancer; she constantly used OTC diuretic pills named "Alaphen" (sp?) -- could there be a connection? Thank you.
Not that I am aware of. The most common link to pancreas cancer is smoking.
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Syed A Ahmad, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Division of Surgical Oncology Department of Surgery College of Medicine University of Cincinnati |
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