Cancer risks of dermatomyositis and polymyositis a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan.docVIP

Chen et al. Arthritis Research Therapy 2010, 12:R70 /content/12/2/R70 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Cancer risks of dermatomyositis and polymyositis: Research article a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan Yi-Ju Chen?1,2, Chun-Ying Wu?3,4,5, Yu-Lin Huang1,6, Chang-Bi Wang4, Jui-Lung Shen2 and Yun-Ting Chang*1,6 Abstract Introduction: The association of idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) and malignancies has been reported, but rarely in Asian countries. Our aim was to investigate the risk of cancer among IIM patients without a prior history of malignancies, in Taiwan. Methods: We condu