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Re:First-in-human implantation of bionic device to halt Croh... by epgui on Monday April 01, 2024 @10:50AM (#39894720)
I mean if you’re thinking about the big picture, chronic inflammation increases cancer risk even more.

For corticosteroids, I agree… But that’s not supposed to be used long term and is a bit of an emergency resort.

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Re:First-in-human implantation of bionic device to halt Croh... by 6177c40f on Monday April 01, 2024 @12:02PM (#39895630)
Not supposed to be used long term, but sometimes they are, I personally know two people who are on corticosteroids long term because nothing else works. You're right though, it's all a calculated risk because untreated disease can be life threatening, in addition to being debilitating.
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