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Alunbrig

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ALUNBRIG CMI AU VERSION 1.0 This medicine is subject to additional monitoring. This will allow quick identificationof new safety information. You can help by reporting any side effects you may get.You can report side effects to your doctor, or directly at www.tga.gov.au/reporting-problems. […]

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Opdivo

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. OPDIVO CMI _V17.0 (op-DEE-voh) Nivolumab (nee-vol-u-mab) Consumer Medicine Information WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS – COMBINATION OF OPDIVO AND IPILIMUMAB Both OPDIVO and ipilimumab act on your immune system and may cause inflammation in parts of your body. Inflammation may cause serious damage to […]

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Low muscle mass, density linked to shorter survival in lymphoma

(HealthDay)—The combination of low muscle mass (LMM) and low muscle density (LMD) is associated with shorter survival in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), according to a study published online March 13 in Leukemia & Lymphoma. Hánah N. Rier, from Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Dordrecht, Netherlands, and colleagues examined the association between LMM and […]

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Nitrite consumption may up risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

(HealthDay)—Nitrite consumption is associated with an increased risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), according to a meta-analysis published online Jan. 17 in Scientific Reports. Mengxia Yu, from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, and colleagues examined the association between nitrite or nitrate consumption and risk for NHL in a meta-analysis. Studies presenting risk estimates across categories of […]