Thymosin Beta-4 linked to cancer

[morgoth]

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BANNED drug allegedly administered to Essendon players has been linked to various types of cancer, an expert sports physician has warned.

Dr Stephen Brown told the Herald Sun that several internationally respected studies had found links between Thymosin Beta-4 and cancer.

He says there are concerns the drug, which stimulates cell growth and can activate "dormant" cells, may cause a range of cancers, including melanoma, and pancreatic, colon and breast cancer.

The drug may have been given to Essendon players as part of the club's 2012 supplement program, according to the AFL's case against the club, which is now the subject of a Supreme Court lawsuit by James Hird.

 

[Atley]

oh dear

 

[The Karma Bus]

Just saw this too..


This shit is messed up in so many ways..
That is scary..

 

[lones37]

Good luck on surviving this once its proven.

Players will be banned, and I hope and pray no players have any side effects.

And a coach who pretends that everything is great in his own world.

He is a shameful pathetic excuse of a man who was entrusted to be a leader of young men.

 

[Hawthorn United]

Most damning thing is it's the Essendon newspaper that reported it too.

 

[Janus]

Vlad to Hird: "Come, boy...see for yourself. From here you will witness the final destruction of the Essendon Football Club...and the end of your insignificant injunction."

 

[Feva]

I know why Dank is now denying the allegations.

If they link him to the death of Jon Mannah (Cronulla), he will be spending some time behind bars!

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Phew, lucky we didn't take it.

 

[morgoth]

And there defence is we don't know who took what cos Wallis forgot to record it.

Honestly its time the AFL seriously thought about kicking them out of the AFL.

I suspect the editor of the Hun has directed a few of his staff to report directly to him and bypass the Essendon PR man otherwise known as Robbo.

 

[Linda Lovelace]

Phew, lucky we didn't take it.

Bollocks.

 

[1990crow]

Phew, lucky we didn't take it.

And you know this based on what exactly?

 

[Shatterpoint]

Wow long term effects, 20 years from now, I hope none of the people injected with this suffer this.

 

[Hawthorn United]

Phew, lucky we didn't take it.

Just like Little was physically at the Presidents meeting?

Yeah...

 

[morgoth]

Phew, lucky we didn't take it.

Yeah you just ordered it, put it on player consent forms took delivery etc.

You might want to give Bill Clinton a call and see whether he can join your defence.

 

[Chief]

Wow long term effects, 20 years from now, I hope none of the people injected with this suffer this.

Take a group of people who live long enough some will get cancer.

 

[footscore]

BANNED drug allegedly administered to Essendon players has been linked to various types of cancer, an expert sports physician has warned.

Dr Stephen Brown told the Herald Sun that several internationally respected studies had found links between Thymosin Beta-4 and cancer.

He says there are concerns the drug, which stimulates cell growth and can activate "dormant" cells, may cause a range of cancers, including melanoma, and pancreatic, colon and breast cancer.

The drug may have been given to Essendon players as part of the club's 2012 supplement program, according to the AFL's case against the club, which is now the subject of a Supreme Court lawsuit by James Hird.

good thing Bootsma doesn't play for Essendon then.

 

[rose jam]

Any of the drugs that stimulate cell growth increase your chance at cancer so this is no surprise.

 

[morgoth]

Take a group of people who live long enough some will get cancer.

Correct but what they are saying is that it increases the chances for certain people eg with a history of cancer in their family.

So instead of 20 years it might happen a bit earlier.

 

[The Karma Bus]

good thing Bootsma doesn't play for Essendon then.

I understand the joke, but males can actually get breast cancer too..

 

[Linda Lovelace]

Take a group of people who live long enough some will get cancer.

Hence why you don't give them a reason to sue the sh*t out of you for their own misfortune.

 

[Barry Zuckercorn]

But is Hird ok?

 

[adelaidecrows]

I know why Dank is now denying the allegations.

If they link him to the death of Jon Mannah (Cronulla), he will be spending some time behind bars!

oh shit. I can definitely see issues here.

 

[Hawthorn United]

good thing Bootsma doesn't play for Essendon then.

Bad news for Heppell though

 

[mehow2g]

Do you guys finally see why they are fighting to the absolute end?

Yes indeed JAIL TIME IS ON THE CARDS.

If this was just about legit peptides that have been human tested the smart thing and the logical thing to do is take the hit but its far bigger than that CLEARLY.

 

[wicksy]

But is Hird ok?

He's being incredibly brave.