Risk of Cancer in Connective Tissue Diseases in Northeastern Italy over 15 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate cancer risk among individuals with connective tissue disease (CTD) in Friuli Venezia Giulia, northern Italy.

Methods

A population-based cohort study was conducted based on data from health records available in the regional healthcare database. Demographic characteristics, hospital discharges, exemption from medical charges, drug prescriptions, were individually matched with data from the population-based cancer registry. Cancer risk was assessed in people diagnosed with the following diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Sjögren's syndrome (SS), systemic sclerosis (SSc), polymyositis (PM), and dermatomyositis (DM).

Results

In all, 2504 patients were followed for a total of 18,006 person-years (median follow-up: 6.8 years). After 5 and 10

SUBMITTER: Treppo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9332163 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature