Children with juvenile arthritis at increased risk for cancer, study finds

Children with juvenile arthritis at increased risk for cancer, study finds
Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis appear at least twice as likely to develop cancer when compared to children without juvenile idiopathic arthritis, irrespective of arthritis medication, according to a study published in Arthritis and …
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Juvenile arthritis affected kids are at a high risk of cancer: Study
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD A new study shows that kids with juvenile idiopathic arthritis develop cancer four times more often than children without the disease, but the treatments they receive – including biologic treatments like Enbrel – may not explain …
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