Last updated on: 8/8/2013 | Author: ProCon.org

May 14, 1992 – Former NFL Player Dies of Brain Cancer after Using Steroids and HGH for Two Decades

“NFL defensive end Lyle Alzado dies of brain cancer on May 14. The 43-year-old two-time All-Pro believed his disease was the result of more than two decades of steroid and HGH use (which, at its peak, cost him as much as $30,000 a year). Scientific research has yet to demonstrate a link between steroids or HGH and brain cancer.”