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I thought this is a good time to re-connect. I was diagnosed in 1997 and my dad has had no diagnosis for AS. He did have spinal stenosis and has lately been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, and went through chemo, which among other things has put him in a coma.
I know one other person who has AS and her dad has the same Lymphoma diagnosis. I thought this is a good time to throw this out there since there seems to be a connection between the Anti-tnf drugs and certain cancers, maybe there could be a connection between the cancer itself and offspring (and or self) with AS. Does anyone else have a similar familial situation?
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Before I started Humira a couple of months ago, I asked my rheumy about the risks of anti-TNF drugs. He said that the latest information indicates the anti-TNFs themselves don't increase the risk of lymphoma. Rather, having rheumatoid arthritis (which is studied more than AS) is itself a risk factor for lymphoma.
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