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Does Thiopurine Therapy Increase Cancer Risk?

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Kristine Novak, PhD, Science Editor

Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) have a 4-fold increase in risk of lymphoma during treatment with thiopurines, compared to UC patients who have not been treated with these drugs, according to a nationwide cohort study in the November issue of … Continue reading →

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