Peripheral Neuropathy

Patients with symptoms of gastroparesis — including those with diabetic and idiopathic etiologies — demonstrated a prevalence for peripheral neuropathy, according to a study published in BMC Gastroenterology.

A person’s height appeared to impact their risk for a variety of common diseases, according to findings published in PLOS Genetics.

For years, standard treatment for patients with stage III colon cancer has been adjuvant chemotherapy for 6 months following resection.

Two Cleveland Clinic researchers received a multimillion-dollar grant to investigate biomarkers that may help predict which individuals with cancer are most likely to develop chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathic pain.

Coffee consumption may lower the risk for disease progression and death in patients with advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer, according to recently published study results. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy is a potentially debilitating consequence of many cytotoxic drugs for the treatment of cancer.

In a study conducted at three sites in South Africa, combination therapy with bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid led to favorable outcomes in most patients with highly drug-resistant tuberculosis.

In a study conducted at three sites in South Africa, combination therapy with bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid led to favorable outcomes in most patients with highly drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Adults with type 2 diabetes before age 40 years are more likely to develop retinopathy than those diagnosed later in life, according to findings published in Diabetic Medicine.

Racial disparities in cancer care and outcomes have been well-documented. However, not all challenges black patients with breast cancer face stem from cultural or socioeconomic factors; some may be inherited.