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The link between rheumatoid arthritis and cancer

02-27-2007 · EurekAlert!

The first study to investigate whether patients with RA who develop cancer have a decreased rate of survival, featured in the March 2007 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, also examined the impact of rheumatic disease on overall cancer incidence.

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