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A woman's lung tumor disappears after anti-TNF medications are stopped, doctors report
Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2008-07-16
Author: Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
Intro: An unusual case involving a sudden remission of lung cancer highlights the carcinogenic potential of certain drugs used to treat Crohn's disease, experts say.
The patient, a 69-year-old female ex-smoker, developed lung cancer while being treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) medications for her Crohn's disease.
However, the malignancy vanished after doctors stopped giving her the medications, British researchers report in the July 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
"There is an underlying concern about the use of these drugs and the possible increase of certain kinds of cancer," said Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society.
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