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07-10-2007, 09:26 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 35 | melanotan: could it cause skin cancer ? Here is a clip borrowed from Rosacea News: http://rosacea.ii.net/news/2007/05/m...in-cancer.html However, Melanotan II was not a simple pill. It's a hormone, which means it can't be swallowed, as the chemicals in the gut would destroy it. It can, however, be introduced into the body through an implant under the skin or via an injection. It has not yet been approved by the FDA in the US, nor is it a licensed drug in Britain. But this doesn't mean it's not easily available. Several websites around the world, including one in the UK, sell Melanotan II and give users detailed instructions on how to dissolve the drug in water and inject it. ... Alongside the potential side effects of nausea and flushing, some users are reporting that existing moles and freckles become darker, and that new moles and freckles also form. Could it be that a product developed to tackle skin cancer might actually cause it? The honest answer is that we just don't know. Mark Birch-Machin, professor of molecular dermatology at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, thinks that the original study into what the drug is capable of has some merit, but stresses that our knowledge of its application and its side-effects is patchy. "Melanotan II hasn't been around long enough for us to be able to look at the long-term effects this hormone could have on the body," he says. "And taking any drug that hasn't been extensively trialled will always have its potential dangers." |
07-10-2007, 10:08 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 35 | Re: melanotan: could it cause skin cancer ? so true and we are providing a link so they can have easy access to it even tho it's not approved by the FDA for sale here yet.... i might have to step away from tantalk for the day before i get banned. |
09-08-2010, 09:23 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 0 | Re: melanotan: could it cause skin cancer ? It interferes with the body's production of vitamin D. People would have to take oral supplements if they use it - which they won't. So, in that aspect, yes it will contribute to cancer overall. But in and of itself I don't think it will cause cancer. It is synthesized from naturally occurring chemicals - it's a peptide, not a hormone. It causes a reaction the produces a hormone, however. don-gal |
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