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Does using calcium channel blockers on long term for hypertension lead to side effects like cancer ?if so are there ways to prevent the same?does it lead to colon cancer?
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Not proven: As such. A typical side effect is constipation, but otherwise no proven direct relation with colon cancer.
Answered 1/19/2020
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