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Some blood pressure medication linked to higher risk of skin cancer, study finds
    TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) A Canadian study has found that certain blood-pressure medications are linked to a higher risk of skin cancer in seniors.
The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, examined the administrative health data of 302,634 Ontarians aged 66 and older who had been prescribed blood pressure medications between 1998-2017. Researchers found that those prescribed thiazide diuretics were associated with higher risks of melanoma and keratinocyte carcinoma, or non-melanoma skin cancer.
Non-melanoma skin cancer, is the most common cancer diagnosis in Canada, although data on the cancer are not reliable as it can be easily treated by a doctor, according to the Canadian Cancer Society. According to the Melanoma Network of Canada, about 8,000 people were diagnosed with melanoma in 2020, while 1,300 died from the condition. ....

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