Towards a safer treatment for leukemia
An international team of researchers at VIB-KU Leuven, Belgium, the UK Dementia Institute and the Children’s Cancer Institute, Australia, have found a safer treatment for a specific type…
Women with sleep apnoea are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than men
A study of more than 19,000 people has found that women with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than men with the…
Adult-onset IBD linked to higher mortality
While the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease) in adulthood is tied to a higher mortality, the actual number of deaths has been falling,…
Fracture Risk Tool Is Useful in Women with Breast Cancer Initiating Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy
The FRAX®tool takes into account certain factors to determine the risk of bone fracture in the general population.
Statins Linked to Lower Risk of Early Death in Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Use of statins before or after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer was linked with a lower risk of premature death, both from cancer and from other causes, in…