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Venous thromboembolism and risk of cancer in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Authors:	A. B. Pedersen J. Vandenbroucke E. Horváth‐Puhó H.T. Sørensen

Affiliation:	1. Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark;2. Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden, the Netherlands

Abstract:	Essentials Can venous thromboembolism (VTE) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients be marker of cancer? RA patients with VTE and comparison cohorts from population‐based registries were compared. Increased risk of cancer in RA patients with VTE during the first year of VTE was observed. Risk of cancer in RA patients was increased also during the longer period following VTE.

Keywords:	cancer cohort study population‐based rheumatoid arthritis venous thromboembolism