High sugar-sweetened drinks tally linked to doubling in bowel cancer risk before age 50
(BMJ) Drinking two or more daily sugar-sweetened beverages in adulthood is linked to a doubling in the risk of bowel cancer before the age of 50 -- at least in women, finds research published online in the journal Gut.And each daily serving is associated with a 16% higher risk, rising to 32% per daily serving during the teenage years, the findings indicate. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 6, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Financial-burden assessment in cancer: lack of measures for adolescents and young adults
(Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News)
Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - April 30, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
CHMP recommends EU approval of Roche ’s ENSPRYNG (satralizumab) for adults and adolescents with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)
Basel, 23 April 2021 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the European Medicines Agency ’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the approval of ENSPRYNG® (satralizumab) as the first subcutaneous treatment option for adults and adolescents from 12 years of age living with anti-aquaporin-4 antibody (AQP4-IgG) seropositive neuromyelitis optica spe ctrum disorder (NMOSD), as a monotherapy or in combination with immunosuppressive therapy (IST). AQP4-IgG are present in around 70-80% of people with NMOSD, who tend to experience a more severe disease course.NMOSD is a ...
Source: Roche Media News - April 23, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CHMP recommends EU approval of Roche ’s ENSPRYNG (satralizumab) for adults and adolescents with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)
Basel, 23 April 2021 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the European Medicines Agency ’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the approval of ENSPRYNG® (satralizumab) as the first subcutaneous treatment option for adults and adolescents from 12 years of age living with anti-aquaporin-4 antibody (AQP4-IgG) seropositive neuromyelitis optica spe ctrum disorder (NMOSD), as a monotherapy or in combination with immunosuppressive therapy (IST). AQP4-IgG are present in around 70-80% of people with NMOSD, who tend to experience a more severe disease course.NMOSD is a ...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 23, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Survivors of Adolescent, Young Adult Cancer Face Financial Hardships
Hardships include forgoing care and medication nonadherence due to cost (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - April 22, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacy, Journal, Source Type: news
Survivors of Adolescent, Young Adult Cancer Face Financial Hardships
THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 -- Adult survivors of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancers are more likely to experience medical financial hardship compared with adults without a cancer history, according to a study published online April 12 in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 22, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Suicidal ideation and depression among adolescent and young adult cancer patients - Giberson SA, Hall BC, Jester B, Short VM, Roaten K, De La Garza N, Trivedi MH, Howe-Martin L.
PURPOSE: Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients (aged 18-39 years) represent a unique population within oncology. The developmental and mental health challenges that can co-occur with a diagnosis of cancer during this age range make AYAs a high-r... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Weight linked to risk of second cancer after breast cancer
Breast cancer survivors who are overweight have a higher risk of developin...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 14, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Hope, resilience and mental health support | Letters
Mark Winstanley describes the quiet revolution that is transforming care for those with mental illness, whileDr Patrick Roycroft and Dr Sarajane Ariscall for more compassion-based psychological helpIn the 1970s, cancer was stigmatised and support was underfunded. We have come a long way since then – albeit with road still left to travel. A key factor in this turn of fortune was hope that things could be a lot better for people living with cancer. That hope is often missing from discussions on mental health. But it is there.You are right to flag some key issues in mental health in your editorial (The Guardian view on ment...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 13, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Letters Tags: Mental health Society Psychology Psychiatry Source Type: news
Study shows tanning bed ban would reduce skin cancer rates in minors and cut healthcare costs
(Wiley) A recent study indicates that a US ban on the use of tanning beds among minors would prevent thousands of cases of melanoma in adolescents and would save millions of dollars in healthcare costs. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - April 12, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Study finds medical financial hardship common in adult survivors of AYA cancers
(American Cancer Society) New study finds higher medical financial hardship in adult survivors of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancers than in adults without a history of cancer in the United States. The study appears in JNCI: The Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - April 12, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
What Are Toxin-Mediated Diseases?
Discussion
A poison is a generic term for “a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.” A toxin is more specific and is “any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.” A toxin does not include those substances that are made synthetically produced. Venom is also a toxin that is used by animals and insects for predation or defense which can cause ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 12, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Experts urge to remove care inequalities for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer
(European Society for Medical Oncology) - ESMO/SIOPE expert position paper raises awareness of need for age-appropriate specialist services to improve cancer outcomes - Unique tumour epidemiology, scarce awareness, difficult access to dedicated care and clinical trials, complex psychosocial aspects can impact negatively on disease outcome (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - April 7, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Low-calorie diet and mild exercise improve survival for young people with leukemia
In some cancers, including leukemia in children and adolescents, obesity can negatively affect survival outcomes. Obese young people with leukemia are 50% more likely to relapse after treatment than their lean counterparts.Now,a study led by researchers at UCLA and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has shown that a combination of modest dietary changes and exercise can dramatically improve survival outcomes for those with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common childhood cancer.The researchers found that patients who reduced their calorie intake by 10% or more and adopted a moderate exercise program immediately aft...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 1, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Stem cell transplants prevent relapses of most common childhood cancer
(University of Virginia Health System) Children and young adults who receive CAR T-cell therapy for the most common childhood cancer - acute lymphoblastic leukemia - suffer remarkably fewer relapses and are far more likely to survive when the treatment is paired with a subsequent stem cell transplant, a new study finds. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - April 1, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
