Re: Increased cancer risk for RA sufferers?

[Guest guest]

I saw this and thought, RA has been around forever how come they are just

coming up with this statement. Anything to upset people.

Lynn

[ ] Increased cancer risk for RA sufferers?

> Has anyone ever heard of this? I had not until today while watching

> the afternoon news. Why on earth would they say that without answers?

> The news clip showed 2 elderly people with RA very quickly and talked

> very quickly but said the chances for lymphoma were increased in severe

> cases of RA. As if we don't already have enough to worry about --

> really.

>

> Ebony

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[Guest guest]

I think so too and also maybe it has something to do with new meds

being blamed for increase in lymphoma. Who knows. I just wondered

if this was something new or just new to me. I think it is more to

do with upsetting people like you mentioned. So I won't let it.

Thanks. Take care.

Ebony

--- In , " Ruf-Caimi " <ruf-caimi@...>

wrote:

>

> I saw this and thought, RA has been around forever how come they

are just

> coming up with this statement. Anything to upset people.

> Lynn

> [ ] Increased cancer risk for RA sufferers?

>

>

> > Has anyone ever heard of this? I had not until today while

watching

> > the afternoon news. Why on earth would they say that without

answers?

> > The news clip showed 2 elderly people with RA very quickly and

talked

> > very quickly but said the chances for lymphoma were increased in

severe

> > cases of RA. As if we don't already have enough to worry about --

> > really.

> >

> > Ebony

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Yes I have heard of this and have a friend from another group that has

lymphoma now. She has also had numerous strokes and heart attacks.

Again they claim the chronic inflammation has a lot to do with this.

Its one of the reasons my rheummy is so against daily steriod use. It

is scarey...you take drugs to try to feel better only to find out they

can kill you in another way.

Toni

>

> Has anyone ever heard of this? I had not until today while watching

> the afternoon news. Why on earth would they say that without

answers?

> The news clip showed 2 elderly people with RA very quickly and talked

> very quickly but said the chances for lymphoma were increased in

severe

> cases of RA. As if we don't already have enough to worry about --

> really.

>

> Ebony

>

[Guest guest]

Ebony, the investigation of the relationship between RA and lymphoma is not

new. In this study, they concluded that the association seems to be with RA

itself, not the treatments.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Re: Increased cancer risk for RA sufferers?

>I think so too and also maybe it has something to do with new meds

> being blamed for increase in lymphoma. Who knows. I just wondered

> if this was something new or just new to me. I think it is more to

> do with upsetting people like you mentioned. So I won't let it.

>

> Thanks. Take care.

> Ebony

[Guest guest]

MyRheumatologist told me about the increased risk of Lymphoma in

people with RA. But she also told me that even though it is

increased in comparison to the general population, the risk is still

small. She also said that most of the studies of RA related

lymphoma were in populations that did not have aggressive, early

treatment for the RA. She said the chances are much lower for

people now, with early treatment.

> >

> > I saw this and thought, RA has been around forever how come they

> are just

> > coming up with this statement. Anything to upset people.

> > Lynn

> > [ ] Increased cancer risk for RA sufferers?

> >

> >

> > > Has anyone ever heard of this? I had not until today while

> watching

> > > the afternoon news. Why on earth would they say that without

> answers?

> > > The news clip showed 2 elderly people with RA very quickly and

> talked

> > > very quickly but said the chances for lymphoma were increased

in

> severe

> > > cases of RA. As if we don't already have enough to worry

about --

>

> > > really.

> > >

> > > Ebony

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

, Thanks for your response.

take care.

Ebony

> > >

> > > I saw this and thought, RA has been around forever how come

they

> > are just

> > > coming up with this statement. Anything to upset people.

> > > Lynn

> > > [ ] Increased cancer risk for RA sufferers?

> > >

> > >

> > > > Has anyone ever heard of this? I had not until today while

> > watching

> > > > the afternoon news. Why on earth would they say that without

> > answers?

> > > > The news clip showed 2 elderly people with RA very quickly

and

> > talked

> > > > very quickly but said the chances for lymphoma were increased

> in

> > severe

> > > > cases of RA. As if we don't already have enough to worry

> about --

> >

> > > > really.

> > > >

> > > > Ebony

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Thanks .

take care.

Ebony

--- In , " " <Matsumura_Clan@...>

wrote:

>

> Ebony, the investigation of the relationship between RA and

lymphoma is not

> new. In this study, they concluded that the association seems to be

with RA

> itself, not the treatments.

>

>

>

> Not an MD

>

> I'll tell you where to go!

>

> Mayo Clinic in Rochester

> http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

>

> s Hopkins Medicine

> http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

>

>

> [ ] Re: Increased cancer risk for RA sufferers?

>

>

> >I think so too and also maybe it has something to do with new meds

> > being blamed for increase in lymphoma. Who knows. I just

wondered

> > if this was something new or just new to me. I think it is more

to

> > do with upsetting people like you mentioned. So I won't let it.

> >

> > Thanks. Take care.

> > Ebony

>