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Blood in stool, abdominal pain could be early signs of colorectal cancer
Hematochezia and abdominal pain are strong indicators of colorectal cancer (CRC), with the likelihood of CRC increasing by up to six- and 54-fold in the presence of such symptoms, according to a meta-analysis.
Body weight variability tied to liver-related outcomes in T2D, MASLD
Increased body weight variability (BWV) contributes to adverse liver outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a study has found. However, physical activity may attenuate such risk.
Tislelizumab improves survival in advanced gastric/gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma
First-line treatment with tislelizumab plus chemotherapy for advanced or metastatic gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma yields better overall survival and an acceptable safety profile compared with chemotherapy plus placebo in patients with a programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) tumour area positivity (TAP) score of ≥5 percent, a study has shown.
Testosterone therapy in women may lower risks of MACE, breast cancer
Women on testosterone therapy (TTh) show a lower risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) than matched controls, while postmenopausal women have a comparable MACE risk and a similar or significantly reduced risk of breast cancer on age-based subanalysis, reports a study.
Men with premature ejaculation cope by having repeated sex in a day
Patients with premature ejaculation (PE) tend to engage in multiple turns of sexual intercourse within a single day in an attempt to compensate for their first unsatisfactory sexual encounter, suggests a study.
