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Study finds no link between short-term immunosuppressant use and cancer

Relatively short-term use of immunosuppressant medications to control an inflammatory disease was not associated with an increased risk of later developing cancer, according to new research led by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh and Mass Eye and Ear, a member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, and published today in the journal BMJ Oncology. ....

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Short-term use of immunosuppressants not linked to cancer risk

Short-term use of immunosuppressants not linked to cancer risk
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University of Pittsburgh receives contract to study health effects of fracking


The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health will receive a $2.5 million contract from the state of Pennsylvania to study the health effects of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
“Pennsylvania is a healthy, vibrant place for all who call it home,” Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday. “We look forward to the invaluable research that will be done by the University of Pittsburgh and the information it will provide for the commonwealth.”
In recent years, dozens of cases of Ewing sarcoma, a rare bone cancer, and other childhood and young adult cancers have been identified in Washington, Greene, Fayette and Westmoreland counties, where shale gas sites are operating. ....

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