Skin Cancer from Your Blood Pressure Med?

This is a bit of a stretch in my opinion because most people taking diueritics are in their 50's and up and on average, melanoma patients tend to be in this bracket as well. People generally have more health issues later on in life and are on multiple medications, all of which have numerous side effects and may cause other issues. For example, Prednisone causes thinning of the skin, which also can cause increased melanoma, etc. Many antibiotics make patients more sensitive to sun and cause severe sunburns however, if one avoids sunexposure this is not the case. Therefore, it is difficult to tell if there is a clear association between any one drug and melanoma, especially if one is using multiple drugs (people using diuertics are also usually on heart and cholesterol meds and many others). From my experience as a dental hygienist, younger people take more anti depressants and anxiety meds and are on far fewer drugs than the other categories. 

Good points, Melmel. Bottom line, lots of posters tout the benefits of things, meds, diets, treatments, you name it ~ that have no clear scientific backing in the fight to prevent, treat, or cure melanoma.  It takes a willingness to look at studies carefully and clearly to see the reality.  Something very hard for some to do when they are desperate for help and survival – and folks post them as though they are valid.

Melanoma treatment is filled with difficult choices that we as individuals are forced to make.  Warm holiday wishes to you all.  Celeste