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  • Cancer risks detailed for arthritis drugs

    05/16/2006 11:09:04 PM PDT · by neverdem · 6 replies · 362+ views
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer ^ | May 16, 2006 | LINDSEY TANNER
    AP MEDICAL WRITER CHICAGO -- Rheumatoid arthritis patients taking Humira or Remicade face triple the risk of developing several kinds of cancer and double the risk of getting serious infections, a study led by the Mayo Clinic found. The analysis builds on previous reports about the risks associated with Abbott Laboratories' Humira and Centocor's Remicade. But the earlier research focused mostly on one kind of cancer - lymphoma - and infections such as tuberculosis and pneumonia. The new study found an apparent link to other cancers, too, including skin, gastrointestinal, breast and lung tumors. It also quantifies the risks and...