Cells derived from people with systemic sclerosis (SSc) had widespread DNA mutations compared with healthy cells, which may explain the higher risk of cancer in this patient population, according to a study. Changes included mutational patterns found solely in the genomes of certain cancers, as well as changes in…
People with scleroderma (SSc) in Spain have a 1.5 times higher overall risk of cancer than the general population, according to a new study. Further, these patients were found to have a higher rate of lung, breast, and blood cancers. The risk of cancer is higher in patients with…
There have been many studies that have come to the conclusion that scleroderma patients are more at risk of contracting certain cancers. Lung cancer, lymphoma, breast cancer and skin cancer are some of the diseases which are most often cited as being of particular risk to scleroderma patients according…
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