New cancer drugs could help in autoimmune disease: Scientific American
This isn’t much of a surprise for me, considering the fact that I already take cancer drugs for my Crohn’s. But these are new cancer drugs and they sound very promising.
Using cancer meds to treat Crohn’s is nothing new. I was put on 6-MP (mercaptopurine, which […]

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MedlinePlus: Active Crohn’s in pregnancy ups preterm birth risk
As if I needed more things to worry about when it comes time for me to have a baby.
“The risk of preterm birth was more than three-fold higher for women with moderate-high Crohn’s disease activity during pregnancy.”
That just scares the hell out of me. It certainly won’t […]

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