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I'm just started wellbutrin (bupropion) for depression, but i just read it is a tnf inhibitor and can increase the risk of cancer? is this true?

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Comments: Am totally unaware that Wellbutrin (bupropion) has any history of either increasing cancer risk or causing any neoplastic problem in any bodily area. If this were true, would have been removed from market years ago.

Answered 5/22/2015

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