Oncology

Retrospective cohort study compares the incidence of 14 cancers among adults with obesity or overweight prescribed GLP-1 receptor agonists vs nonusers.

Katie Hulan’s family doctor thought she might have asthma. Her cough, which had started about a month and a half earlier, was getting progressively worse. So he gave her some puffers to try, but they didn’t work.

Canadian Urological Association–Canadian Uro-oncology Group updates guideline last published in 2022 to incorporate new developments and recommendations.

StatCan says the cancers with a five-year survival rate of 90% or higher include thyroid, testicular, prostate and breast cancers, as well as melanoma skin cancer.

Pharmacists can improve outcomes for patients with breast cancer through prevention, management and education. 

From cognitive and mental health issues to cancer and neonatal impacts, more research is urgently needed on unknown long-term effects.

Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cause of cancer and cancer death in women worldwide.  

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