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In patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), biopsy of nontumour sites after biopsy of the primary cancer is unlikely to cause metachronous cancers, a study reports.

Children with vision impairment often experience greater symptoms of depression and anxiety, according to a recent study. Surgical treatment helps improve these mental health symptoms.

Elacestrant, a novel oral selective oestrogen receptor (ER) degrader, significantly improves progression-free survival (PFS) vs standard-of-care (SoC) endocrine therapy (ET) in patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer whose disease progressed after 1–2 prior lines of ET and a cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor, results of the phase III EMERALD trial have shown.

Individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) – despite having a lean body or healthy BMI – are at an elevated risk for peripheral vascular disease, stroke, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), a finding that surprises gastroenterologists and researchers at DDW 2022.

Alcohol consumption appears to increase the likelihood of developing open-angle glaucoma (OAG), suggests a recent study.