Risk of breast cancer before and after rheumatoid arthritis, and the impact of hormonal factors.

Hjalmar WadströmAndreas PetterssonKarin E SmedbyJohan Askling

Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2020)

The decreased occurrence of breast cancer in patients with RA is present already before RA diagnosis; these reduced risks are not readily explained by hormonal risk factors. Adjuvant antihormonal therapy for breast cancer does not seem to increase RA risk.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
risk factors
ankylosing spondylitis
interstitial lung disease
polycystic ovary syndrome
risk assessment
systemic lupus erythematosus
type diabetes
human health
metabolic syndrome
young adults
adipose tissue