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Do Rhematoid arthritis meds cause cancer?

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Misleading title .. change it to Rheumatoid Arthritis drugs.

BIG DIFFERENCE !

 

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 Done, Jason.

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The risk of lymphoma is raised in patients with rheumatoid anyway, and so far, no increased risk has been detected with the anti-tnf drugs.  This is something that rheumatologists have long been aware of, and have been looking for any signal for a long time.

It's callled the SETI project .. Seeking Extra risk from Tnf Inhibitors.

 

 

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Thirty cases in ten years?  That's it?  As gchui says "The risk of lymphoma is raised in patients with rheumatoid anyway".

In derm, we use anti-tnf drugs more and more, but not on children.  Based on my limited experience, Remicade is a miracle drug,

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