A new study suggests that rheumatoid arthritis does not increase cancer-related mortality in patients with cancer, particularly in those with advanced stage malignancies. Could the inclusion of quantitative measures of inflammation, physical function or socioeconomic status have changed these findings?
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Pincus, T. Predicting mortality in RA: the quest for useful information. Nat Rev Rheumatol 11, 507–509 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2015.89
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