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Certain Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs May Raise Kids' Cancer Risk: FDA
Date:8/4/2009

e drug, her cancer disappeared.

The agency is working with manufacturers to find new ways to define the risk of cancer in children and adolescents who use these drugs.

Dr. Patience White, chief public health officer at the Arthritis Foundation, said the risks and benefits of these drugs need to be weighed and the final decision whether to take them or not must be an individual one.

However, "it's good to have this information out there," White said. "It gives people with arthritis an opportunity to go to their doctor and talk about the risk/benefits."

People with these inflammatory illnesses are already at an increased risk for cancer, White noted.

"Then you are giving a drug that probably increases the risk as well. But are both of those worth not taking the drug, and being disabled? That's the discussion," she said.

The hard part for patients will be to balance these risks and benefits, White added. "The risks of the side effects are often very small, but the chance that a person with juvenile arthritis will be disabled and deformed is very high if they don't take therapy," she said. "People often focus on risks and forget the benefits."

Deciding whether or not to take these drugs should be based on the type of disease and a family history of cancer, White said. "It really matters to have a discussion about this," she said. "There isn't really one risk/benefit profile that fits for everybody."

According to the FDA's Rice, patients taking these drugs should:

  • Be aware that taking TNF blockers may increase the risk of developing lymphoma, leukemia, and other cancers.
  • Be aware that taking TNF blockers may increase the risk of developing psoriasis and may worsen pre-existing psoriasis.
  • Review the accompanying medication guide.
  • Do not stop or change medicines that have been prescribed without first talking with a knowledgeable heal
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