Does Accutane cause aging?

September 29, 2013
Asked By:nnduc32

I read this from one source: "Accutane can be used for cancer patients. The mechanism of its action is causing telomere shortening. It leads to an increase in the rate of cell death." So does accutane make us die soon and be aging fast?

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