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No rise in breast cancer recurrence found with TNF inhibitor use

Posted on: 13/08/2014 - 13:50

Treatment with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors does not appear to increase the rate of breast cancer recurrence among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to findings from a Swedish...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

No rise in breast cancer recurrence found with TNF inhibitor use

Posted on: 13/08/2014 - 13:50

Treatment with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors does not appear to increase the rate of breast cancer recurrence among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to findings from a Swedish...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Bisphosphonates don’t cut risk of breast cancer

Posted on: 11/08/2014 - 21:00

Three to four years of therapy with the bisphosphonates alendronate and zoledronic acid, taken at doses used to treat osteoporosis, did not decrease the risk of incident breast cancer in...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Bisphosphonates don’t cut risk of breast cancer

Posted on: 11/08/2014 - 21:00

Three to four years of therapy with the bisphosphonates alendronate and zoledronic acid, taken at doses used to treat osteoporosis, did not decrease the risk of incident breast cancer in...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Combined hormonal contraception raises VTE risk fivefold

Posted on: 05/08/2014 - 22:00

Combined hormonal contraception raises the risk for venous thromboembolism fivefold overall, with certain formulations increasing that risk even further and with thrombophilic genotypes raising it...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Recent use of oral contraceptives linked to breast cancer

Posted on: 01/08/2014 - 05:05

Women who recently used oral contraceptives had a 50% greater chance of developing breast cancer than that of women who formerly used or never used oral contraceptives, according to a case-control...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Recent use of oral contraceptives linked to breast cancer

Posted on: 01/08/2014 - 05:05

Women who recently used oral contraceptives had a 50% greater chance of developing breast cancer than that of women who formerly used or never used oral contraceptives, according to a case-control...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Early low-dose menopausal hormone therapy did not affect atherosclerosis

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 22:00

Two low-dose menopausal hormone regimens improved some cardiovascular parameters in healthy women but did not affect atherosclerosis progression, even when started early and continued for up to 4...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Hormonal birth control linked to gestational diabetes

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 22:15

Missouri women who used hormonal birth control were 1.4 times more likely to develop gestational diabetes, compared with those who used no birth control, according to a first-in-kind study published...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Survival benefit from contralateral prophylactic mastectomy small

Posted on: 16/07/2014 - 21:00

The absolute 20-year survival benefit from contralateral prophylactic mastectomy stands at less than 1%, regardless of age, estrogen receptor status, and cancer stage, a decision analysis...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

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