There are a plethora of cancers popping up in the oddest places. And just read the booklets on the pharmaceutical products, those warnings with the tiny almost illegible fonts. If all those potential side effects were printed on a standard sheet of paper with a regular size font it would be a stack of papers warning you of all the dangers; they even warn you to to seek medical help if the side-effect symptoms appear right away. People who were exposed at Chernobyl didn’t develop their symptoms right away.
Do you know how drug studies work and what gets reported? This is easily verified with a few strokes of Google.
I’ve worked for a clinical research organization that runs drug trials for drug companies. I’ve had the FDA in my office and had the chance to talk with representatives. I’ve been on conference calls with drug company (low level) executives. It was an education in more ways than one.
During the controlled testing phase, anything - and i mean anything - that happens during the trial is recorded as a possible side effect.
Rashes, death, cancer, ear infection, wheezing, cold symptoms, snot, red eyes, bruising, ingrown toenails (okay, that’s an exaggeration, but I’ve seen incredible things listed in my day) - ALL OF IT gets reported as a possible side effect because they cannot prove the drug didn’t cause it.
That’s why you get all those weird side effects in inserts. Not because that’s what the medication caused. But because that stuff happened during the trial.
Some of them over time get refined - let’s use leg cramping with statins. We know that’s a very common side effect. We’re 99% sure the drug causes it. So we tell people to take it at night, because generally the cramps are mild enough to sleep through. We also know it’s dose dependent, so if you’re on the 40mg you’re more likely to experience it than if you’re on the 10mg.
They tell you to seek medical attention because the side effect might not be a true side effect (since they’re not sure with some of them but are legally obligated to report them) - it could be indicative of a greater problem, and they also say to seek medical attention right away because a little issue can be a harbinger of a greater issue. It’s like me telling you when you call me (because nurses do telephone triage for specific illnesses - totally legal and totally safe, practiced everywhere in the US and I know they do it in England as well) that you’ve probably got a massive cold and should be fine in 4-7 days, but if your fever skyrockets or your symptoms get worse you need to call for an appointment. Not a huge difference to me. Confusing and scary for someone unfamiliar, which is why you’re meant to call the expert - your doctor/NP/PA.
Same thing with vaccines.
As for Chernobyl, we KNOW that exposure to radiation causes latent onset cancer. We knew that in 1986, and we know it now. That’s not the best example.
I’m just venting.
