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Decreased risk of cancer in multiple sclerosis patients and analysis of the effect of disease modifying therapies on cancer risk.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Nov 2016
Gaindh Deeya, Kavak Katelyn S, Teter Barbara, Vaughn Caila B, Cookfair Diane, Hahn Theresa, Weinstock-Guttman Bianca
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although dysimmunity is considered an important link between multiple sclerosis (MS), family history and cancer risk, their relationship to the use of disease modifying therapies (DMT) is not fully understood. OBJECTIVE: To assess the observed versus expected number of cancers in MS patients, and family history of cancer, among DMT users and DMT naïve patients. METHODS: Cancer, DMT use, and family...
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