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Bivalent HPV vaccine substantially reduces cervical cancer, CIN3 rates
The risk of cervical cancer and grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN3) was substantially reduced among girls who were offered the bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, particularly those who were offered it at age 12–13 years, according to an observational study from England.
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.
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.
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.