Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology
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J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol · Apr 2013
The association between medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and cancer.
A study on chromosomal abnormalities has raised concerns that medication with methylphenidate (MPH) for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) might increase the risk of cancer. We performed a rigorous test of the association between cancer and MPH and other drugs used for ADHD, based on data from nationwide Danish registers. ⋯ The concern that children taking MPH and other drugs over long periods of time could be at a significant risk of developing cancer is not substantiated by these findings in a large and representative sample, which had been diagnosed and treated over a period of 17 years.