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No Overall Increased Cancer Risk Found For Arthritis Patients Taking Newer Treatments PDF Print E-mail
Medical News - Arthritis and Rheumatology
Only three percent (n=181) of patients in the study cohort receiving anti-tumour necrosis factor agents (anti-TNFs) for treatment of their arthritis developed a first cancer within nine years and overall risk was not dependent on the type of arthritis. The nine year follow-up study conducted at Gentofte University Hospital, Denmark demonstrated that relative risk ((RR)=1...

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