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As far as I know HGH doesn't increase the risk or cancer, but it speeds it up if there is one, it's a growth hormone after all.
by neverminder 12y ago
As far as I know HGH doesn't increase the risk or cancer, but it speeds it up if there is one, it's a growth hormone after all.
- hawkice 12y agoThis is a little fuzzy. It's likely that most organisms of a meaningful size have _some_ number of cancerous cells, so I'm not sure that distinction is as crisp as your phrasing. As for cancer risk, there is some reason to believe a connection, but as with most complex medical questions, there is only so much certainty, even in large studies, until we understand detailed mechanisms. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(02)09519-3/abstract http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-67... https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/endocrj/52/5/52_5_571/_article https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/endocrj/52/5/52_5_571/_...