Cancer

There is no increased risk for solid cancer, or eight common cancer types, among patients with psoriatic arthritis who receive TNF inhibitors, according to data published in Rheumatology.

Methylnaltrexone can effectively treat opioid-induced constipation in patients, including those with cancer, according to research to be presented at the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine’s annual meeting.

A study of U.S. kidney transplant recipients showed no significant changes in cancer incidence during a period of 3 decades, with rates of graft failure and mortality remaining high.

Each month, John Sweetenham, MD, and I review a stack of reports from conferences and the international literature for reporting in HemOnc Today.

Use of noninvasive ventilation among Medicare beneficiaries who were hospitalized in the last 30 days of life increased from 2000 to 2017, especially among those with cancer and dementia, researchers reported.

Cancers — particularly lung cancer — were more likely to occur among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who smoked, whereas use of antimalarials was linked to lower cancer risk, researchers noted.

Preterm birth may be an independent risk factor for early mortality in women, according to a study published in BMJ.

Hidradenitis suppurativa was associated with an increased overall risk for cancer, as well as an increased risk for several specific cancers, according to a study published in JAMA Dermatology.

Black adults with screen-detected cancers had a lower calculated 6-year lung cancer risk compared with white adults, despite a significantly higher mean lung cancer risk, according to new research.

People with interstitial lung abnormalities have an increased risk for lung cancer and lung cancer mortality, but not other cancers, according to a study published in the European Respiratory Journal.