Oncology
Perspectives
Healthcare Violence: Doctors and Nurses Are Bearing the Brunt of Business Pressures
Medical professionals are fivefold more likely to experience workplace violence compared with other industries.
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GLP-1 RAs Associated With Reduced Colorectal Cancer Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
More profound effects were seen in patients with overweight or obesity, “suggesting a potential protective effect against CRC partially mediated...
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GVHD raises vitiligo risk in transplant recipients
Graft-versus-host disease appears to raise vitiligo risk in transplant recipients, particularly those who receive hematopoietic stem cell...
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GLP-1 RAs tied to suboptimal bowel prep, repeat colonoscopy
“Specifically, for every 14 patients treated with GLP-1 RAs, one patient would require a repeat colonoscopy due to suboptimal preparation.”
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New insights into how omega-3 fatty acids improve NASH
BTC was consistently upregulated in liver cancer and downregulated by omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in mice and humans with NASH.
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Lower-extremity lymphedema associated with more skin cancer risk
This is the first large-scale study evaluating the association between LE lymphedema and LE skin cancer.
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Jury still out on whether green tea lowers colon cancer risk
Combining random trials so far shows no advantage from green tea. But there may still be a benefit.
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Pervasive ‘forever chemicals’ linked to thyroid cancer?
“Maybe there’s a correlation there, but you’d need to investigate this in much bigger samples, with more controls, and better data, to understand...
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Does diabetes affect colorectal cancer outcomes?
“Preventing diabetes complications may help improve survival in patients with CRC, especially [in] female patients and those in the early stages...
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Experts question finding that 70% cancer deaths are preventable
The findings represent a snapshot of premature mortality in 2020 but do not necessarily predict progress in cancer control over time.