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Recurrent node-positive breast cancer reveals distant metastasis in patients
Distant metastasis is present in all patients with node-positive breast cancer (NPBC) at the time of recurrence, reveals a study. Compared with diffusely metastatic (DM) patients, those with oligometastasis (OM) have shorter time to recurrence but longer overall survival (OS).
Recurrent node-positive breast cancer reveals distant metastasis in patients
12 Feb 2022
No benefit to adding 5-ASAs to steroids in acute severe UC
The addition of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) to standard corticosteroid treatment did not improve outcomes in patients hospitalized with acute severe ulcerative colitis (UC), according to a study presented at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress 2022.
No benefit to adding 5-ASAs to steroids in acute severe UC
11 Feb 2022
Which factor impels offering of postoperative chemotherapy in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer?
A recent study has shown clear preferences by urologists when providing postoperative immediate chemotherapy in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Factors beyond clinical variables, such as the structure of the recovery room, play a role in this decision-making process.
Which factor impels offering of postoperative chemotherapy in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer?
11 Feb 2022
Sleep problems plague IBD patients, require more attention
The opinion that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with poor sleep is not uncommon among patients with IBD, according to a study. Moreover, these individuals tend to think and behave in manners that worsen sleep and their disease.