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Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)

Español Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease that affects mostly women and people assigned female at birth (AFAB). PBC harms the liver and, when left untreated, can lead to serious problems, such as cirrhosis and liver failure. The good news is that treatments are available that may help reduce symptoms and slow the… Read More Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)

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The Connection Between Smoking and Urothelial Bladder Cancer

Each year, almost 20,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with urothelial bladder cancer (UBC). UBC is a disease usually associated with aging because it takes years for the cancer to develop, according to Heather Mannuel, M.D., a medical oncologist at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center. But smoking is a major… Read More The Connection Between Smoking and Urothelial Bladder Cancer