Doctors are cautioning that a viral social media trend involving the misuse of the cancer drug Erdafitinib for height growth poses severe health risks to teenagers.
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Doctors are cautioning that a viral social media trend involving the misuse of the cancer drug Erdafitinib for height growth poses severe health risks to teenagers.
Doctors warn that teens taking erdafitinib, a cancer drug, to grow taller in a trend called heightmaxxing face severe health risks. Erdafitinib, a cancer medication, is being misused by teens chasing height growth. Medical experts detail the severe risks of the heightmaxxing trend.
New York Post reported the story as "Viral ‘heightmaxxing’ trend has teen boys taking cancer drugs to grow taller despite doctors' warnings."
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- FirstFox NewsNov 10, 4:14 PM ET · United StatesRight
- +1h 53mNew York PostNov 10, 6:06 PM ET · United StatesRight
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