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Joanna Kedra1, Raphaèle Seror2
1Sorbonne université, institut Pierre-Louis d'épidémiologie et de santé publique, 56, boulevard Vincent-Auriol, 75646 Paris, France.
Abstract:
Cancer is a major public health concern, and screening for cancer is a on-going issue in our practice. The risk of cancer in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases varies according to their personal medical history, underlying rheumatic disease and its treatment. However, to date, no rheumatology learned society has established specific recommendations for cancer screening in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases. In this review, we provide an overview of the risk of cancer in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (related to the disease itself or its treatment), cancer screening in the general population and in immunocompromised subjects, and cancer screening in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
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