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Age, smoking among leading cancer risk factors for SLE patients

Publish date:: August 21, 2020

Key clinical point: Older age and smoking are two of the top risk factors for cancer in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Major finding: Almost half of the 65 cancers occurred in past or current smokers, including all of the lung cancers.

Study details: An analysis of a multicenter, international cohort of 1,668 newly diagnosed lupus patients.

Disclosures: Two of the study’s authors reported potential conflicts of interest, including receiving grants and consulting and personal fees from various pharmaceutical companies. No other potential conflicts were reported.

Citation:

Bernatsky S et al. Arthritis Care Res. 2020 Aug 19. doi: 10.1002/acr.24425.

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