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• Alcohol Cancer Risks Linked to an Increasing Number of Deaths: Report

  May 27, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Despite overall cancer deaths in the U.S. dropping by 35% from 1990 to 2021, NBC News reports that a new study shows alcohol-related cancer deaths doubled during that same period.

• Jury Rejects Claim That Zantac Caused Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis of Illinois Woman

  August 6, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  An Illinois state court jury has ruled that GlaxoSmithKline is not liable for a woman's colorectal cancer diagnosis, which she said was caused by her use of recalled Zantac heartburn medications.

• Jury Rejects Claim That Zantac Caused Cancer Diagnosis in First Bellwether Trial

  May 24, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A Chicago jury has turned in a defense verdict in the first Zantac cancer trial, which claimed the recalled heartburn drug caused a woman to develop colorectal cancer.

• Zantac Jury Trial Over Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis Gets Underway in Illinois

  May 2, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A Zantac lawsuit over a colorectal cancer diagnosis will be the first claim to make it before a jury since the heartburn drugs were recalled more than four years ago.

• Colonoscopies Often Unnecessary, Harmful for Elderly Patients: Study

  June 8, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new study's findings suggest the risk of colonoscopy complications may outweigh the benefits of detecting colorectal cancer in elderly patients.

• Anti-Nausea Drug Bendectin Linked to Increased Colorectal Cancer Risks: Study

  April 4, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that Bendectin, an anti-nausea drug used in the 60s and 70s, may be contributing to increasing rates of colorectal cancer among certain age groups.

• Colorectal Cancer Caused By Belviq, Lawsuit Over Discontinued Diet Pill Alleges

  January 27, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A Belviq lawsuit claims the recalled diet pill's side effects led to the development of colorectal cancer in a Texas woman.

• Belviq Cancer Lawsuits Continue To Be Filed Over Side Effects of Recalled Weight Loss Drug

  July 28, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A Belviq lawsuit claims the weight loss drug caused a New Jersey woman to develop breast cancer.

• Belviq Colorectal Cancer Lawsuit Filed Against Eisai, Arena Pharmaceuticals

  June 17, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A Belviq lawsuit claims the recalled weight loss pills caused a woman to develop colorectal cancer.

• Zantac Study Finds Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk Three Times Higher Among Users of Recalled Heartburn Drug

  December 29, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study links NDMA found in Zantac to a higher risk of gastrointestinal cancers than other heartburn drugs.