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Over four decades, GSK chose to keep quiet on the cancer risks of the recalled heartburn medication Zantac, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration considered the cancer risks when approving the drug, but the company did not share a critical study. Over the years, GSK also backed flawed research designed to minimize concerns and chose not to routinely transport and store the medication in ways that could have eased the problem. The drug was pulled from the U.S. market in 2020 amid concerns over the unacceptable levels of a potential human carcinogen known as NDMA.