FDA staff say calcitonin salmon cancer risk appears plausible

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FDA staff say calcitonin salmon cancer risk appears plausible

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-staff-calcitonin-salmon-cancer-risk-appears-plausible-142654375--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xwCDOsJegMtUJWddwSjfCA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-01T162320Z_1_CBRE92019J800_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is shown in Silver Spring near Washington" align="left" title="The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is shown in Silver Spring near Washington" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Staff reviewers for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that a potential increased risk of cancer with drugs containing calcitonin salmon appears plausible. In briefing documents released on Friday, the reviewers said the risk raises concerns about the overall risk versus benefit of calcitonin products to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Calcitonin products include Novartis AG's Miacalcin injection and nasal spray and Unigene Laboratories Inc's nasal spray. Privately held Upsher Smith Laboratories Inc distributes Unigene's product in the United States. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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