The Risk of Lung Cancer in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease.
Rebecca T BrooksBrent A LueddersAustin M WheelerTate M JohnsonYangyuna YangPunyasha RoulApar Kishor GantiNamrata SinghBrian C SauerGrant W CannonJoshua F BakerTed R MikulsBryant R EnglandPublished in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2024)
RA was associated with a >50% increased risk of lung cancer, and those with RA-ILD represented a particularly high-risk group with an approximate three-fold increased risk. Increased lung cancer surveillance in RA, and especially RA-ILD, may be a useful strategy for reducing the burden posed by the leading cause of cancer death.