Blood pressure drugs do not increase risk of cancer, study says

A study has concluded drugs to lower blood pressure do not cause an increased risk of cancer (Ben Birchall/PA)

There is no evidence that drugs to lower blood pressure increase the risk of cancer, scientists who claim to have carried out the biggest study yet on the much-debated topic have said.

The research addresses an “ongoing controversy” around such medications – known as antihypertensive drugs – and possible links to developing cancer, and should reassure people about their safety, the study author said.