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Re:First-in-human implantation of bionic device to halt Croh... by pseudosudoer on Monday April 01, 2024 @04:13PM (#39898630)
Your statements are true, but please present this information with nuance. Yes you have an increased risk of cancer, but it's a small percentage and not a guarantee. Untreated bowel disease is guaranteed to have side effects, horrible QoL, and a much higher risk of cancer than medications.

Prednisone is the one exception though, unless life is completely unlivable or you have a significant chance of death (typically from perforation) I would avoid it.

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Re:First-in-human implantation of bionic device to halt Croh... by 6177c40f on Monday April 01, 2024 @06:12PM (#39900014)
I think that the benefit of the medication is clear, or else why would anyone take it? I definitely do not want to imply that I don't think the cost-benefit analysis comes out in favor of taking the medication. I just wanted to underscore how difficult of a situation it is to have a disease that necessitates the use of these drugs.
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