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Cancer diagnosis and mortality in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A Western Australian retrospective cohort study.

Erin A KeltyWarren David RaymondCharles Anoopkumar InderjeethHelen KeenJohannes Cornelis NossentDavid Brian Preen
Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2020)
Ankylosing spondylitis was not associated with an increased risk of cancer diagnosis. Following a cancer diagnosis, AS was associated with an increased risk of 5-year mortality.
Keyphrases
  • ankylosing spondylitis
  • papillary thyroid
  • squamous cell
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • disease activity
  • cardiovascular events
  • type diabetes
  • risk factors
  • childhood cancer