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What are most common side effects when starting HU (Hydroxyurea)?
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Yes! Research tends toward profit (medicines for the "now") and not on restricting the "how."
I think all of us have suspicions about how we developed ET. The problem is that ET develops long after exposure to suspected carcinogens, and trying to find commonalities among patients is really hard. And if it turns out that fossil fuels, household chemicals, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, food additives or whatever causes cancer, that means potential regulation of business and industry, which many people oppose.
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You are absolutely correct. I worked for a Fortune 500 company for all of my working career (38 years), and one of the carcinogens used in some of our manufacturing processes was a chemical used to clean electronic circuit boards (Trichloroethylene or TCE). That same chemical is used in the dry cleaning industry and was recently banned from use. Due to nature of my job I was constantly exposed to this chemical. My diagnosis of ET was discovered 30 years after I retired, and only after triple bypass surgery in 2024. I’m approaching my 88th birthday and the HU dosage I’m taking is doing it’s job without any significant side effects so, I’m grateful for that.