News &amp; Updates

First-line treatment with erlotinib, gefitinib, and osimertinib demonstrates safety and efficacy in patients with EGFR-mutated advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), suggests a study.

Which TKIs are safe, effective for EGFR-mutated NSCLC?

Increasing breast density elevates cancer risk

Women with large breasts are at greater risk of developing breast cancer, reveals a study, indicating the important role of mammographic density as first measured in determining subsequent risk.

Increasing breast density elevates cancer risk

20 Jan 2025

Gallstone disease ups IBD risk

People with gallstone disease are at higher risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), regardless of other traditional risk factors, according to a study.

Gallstone disease ups IBD risk

Risk-reducing surgeries tied to improved outcomes in BRCA carriers with young-onset BC

A large global study provides evidence that risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and/or risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is associated with improved survival outcomes in young women diagnosed with breast cancer (BC) at or before 40 years of age who were harbouring germline BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 pathogenic variants (PVs).

Risk-reducing surgeries tied to improved outcomes in BRCA carriers with young-onset BC

20 Jan 2025

Novel drug for moderate-to-severe UC yields quality-of-life benefits

RO7790121, an antibody against tumour necrosis factor-like ligand 1A (Anti-TL1A), helps improve the health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) for patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC), as shown in the phase IIb TUSCANY-2 trial.

Novel drug for moderate-to-severe UC yields quality-of-life benefits

Noncigarette tobacco products carry distinct health risks

The use of noncigarette tobacco products is associated with distinctive cardiovascular outcomes, including stroke for cigar, heart failure for pipe, and total cardiovascular disease (CVD) for smokeless tobacco, as shown in a study.

Noncigarette tobacco products carry distinct health risks

Video may raise awareness, uptake of cervical cancer screening

A 14-minute motivational e-health video has been released. The video aims to educate people on cervical cancer with the intention of increasing the percentage of women going for cervical cancer screening.

Video may raise awareness, uptake of cervical cancer screening

20 Jan 2025

Anti-TNFs may reduce GDM risk in pregnant women with IBD

Pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who used antitumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy are at reduced risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), reports a study.

Anti-TNFs may reduce GDM risk in pregnant women with IBD

Hormone therapy poses no glioma risk

Users of hormone therapy do not appear to be at increased risk of glioma, according to a study.

Hormone therapy poses no glioma risk