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Obesity, diabetes, family history up prostate cancer risk in IBD patients
A longitudinal national database study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has identified several risk factors for the development of prostate cancer (PC), including age, obesity, diabetes, married status, family history of PC, and African American race.
Obesity, diabetes, family history up prostate cancer risk in IBD patients
10 Feb 2022
On-body injector on par with traditional injection in preventing severe neutropaenia
Pegfilgrastim on-body injectors (OBI) are as effective as traditional injection for the prevention of severe neutropaenia (SN), neutropaenic fever, and neutropaenia in breast cancer patients, reveals a study.
On-body injector on par with traditional injection in preventing severe neutropaenia
05 Feb 2022
Obese breast cancer patients on T-DM1 prone to more treatment adjustments
More treatment modifications secondary to adverse events appear necessary among obese patients receiving ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1), an antibody-drug conjugate indicated for the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer, relative to nonobese counterparts, reports a study.
Obese breast cancer patients on T-DM1 prone to more treatment adjustments
04 Feb 2022
Risk of colorectal cancer mortality after adenoma removal differs by sex
Women appear to be at higher risk of colorectal cancer death following adenoma removal, whereas men are at lower risk, as reported in a recent study.