We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
It's a synthetic melanoorton receptor agonist. It basically gives you a tan without going in the sun. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to think, is that going to increase melanoma? Yeah, it could definitely increase melanoma.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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And there are multiple reports of melanotan use either reactivating dormant melanomas or increasing melanoma incidents in both animals and humans.