A common treatment for irregular heartbeats may have a serious side effect: a new study out Tuesday showed it could increase the risk for certain cancers, especially among men.
The research, published in the US journal CANCER, found that individuals taking a high dose of amiodarone for a long time had twice the risk of developing cancer as those taking a low amount of the drug.
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