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Pharmaceutical workers who serve in healthcare settings are in danger of antineoplastic drug contamination not just inside the compounding room but also in adjacent rooms, reveals a study.

A territory-wide cohort study of Hong Kong cancer patients finds a low incidence of adverse events of specific interest (AESI) following vaccination with two doses of either BNT162b2 or CZ02.

Children with optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) fare better with a combination of treatments, as it leads to longer disease remission compared with single-modality treatment, as shown in a Singapore study.

Poor outcomes are not significantly different in between patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas treated with margin-negative resection only and those who underwent surgery with adjuvant radiotherapy, reveals a study.

Prior faecal haemoglobin (F-Hb) concentrations are prognostic of the risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) or advanced neoplasia (AN), according to a study. When added to age and sex, prior F-Hb concentrations can accurately identify individuals at risk of the said diseases.

For young adults with relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (R/R ALL) who had failed at least two prior lines of therapies, tisagenlecleucel appears to be an inexpensive treatment option, according to a recent Singapore study.