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What Are The Chances Of Getting Cancer In A Person Taking Valsartan?

i have been taking valsartan 320mg for a number of years and now i was notified by my pharmacist that the drug was found to have a carcinogen in valsatan and can cause the patient taking this drug to cause cancer.what are my chances of getting cancer from this recall ?are the risks of me getting caner high or low?
Thu, 11 Oct 2018
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Hi,

I understand your concern regarding the risk of cancer with Valsartan. The risk of cancer from Valsartan is due to one compound, which is a carcinogen, found in recalled Valsartan batches, in an amount not causing cancer. The risk is very low. It is almost near the risk of a normal person of your age and other characteristics.

I suggest my patients not to worry about matters which are almost near to nature. I advise my patients to follow up regularly for monitoring other effects of such a dose of Valsartan.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Muhammad Azhar Hussain,
Internal Medicine Specialist
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What Are The Chances Of Getting Cancer In A Person Taking Valsartan?

Hi, I understand your concern regarding the risk of cancer with Valsartan. The risk of cancer from Valsartan is due to one compound, which is a carcinogen, found in recalled Valsartan batches, in an amount not causing cancer. The risk is very low. It is almost near the risk of a normal person of your age and other characteristics. I suggest my patients not to worry about matters which are almost near to nature. I advise my patients to follow up regularly for monitoring other effects of such a dose of Valsartan. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Muhammad Azhar Hussain, Internal Medicine Specialist