Scientists Learn How Cancer Drugs Cause Hypertension: Finding points to ways to control blood pressure, researchers say

(HealthDay News/US News and World Report) — A new study reveals why high blood pressure develops in up to one-third of cancer patients who take drugs to block the formation of blood vessels that feed tumors. Anti-angiogenesis drugs like Avastin, Sutent or Nexavar inhibit an important substance called vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF] that stimulates the creation of new vessels that support malignant growth” …

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