From Italy - Bevacizumab plus chemotherapy is safe for some lung cancer patients, according to a report published in The Lancet Oncology. Researchers studied over 2200 patients suffering from non-squamous non small cell lung cancer. Results confirmed that the combination of bevacizumab and chemotherapy is a safe first line treatment of the disease. From Massachusetts - Cleaning materials may raise risk of breast cancer, according to a report published in Environmental Health. Surveying over 1500 women, half of whom had breast cancer, researchers found that women who used the most combined cleaning products had a 2x increased risk of breast cancer. And finally, from Utah - According to a report published in the Archives of Dermatology, obesity at age 18 may lead to psoriatic arthritis later in life. Researchers studied nearly 1000 psoriasis patients, finding that 20% of those who were obese in early adulthood developed psoriatic arthritis by age 35.
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