Cumulative Incidence of Cancer Screening for Breast, Cervical, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Main finding · Cervical cancer screeningResult — go to the resultAdjusted hazard ratio 0.83 95% CI 0.72–0.96Authors' conclusion
Women with RA were more likely to experience delayed cervical cancer screening.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with and without rheumatoid arthritis (RA) living in an 8-county region of southern Minnesota on January 1, 2015 (mean age 63 years, 71% female)matched cohort
- Participants
- 1,614 vs 1,597
- Exposure
- RA vs matched non-RA comparators
- RAn = 1,614
- Non-RAn = 1,597reference
- Outcome
- Cumulative incidence of breast, cervical, prostate and colorectal cancer screening
Methodological detailsmatched 1:1 on age, sex and county of residence, competing risk of death, Cox proportional hazard models adjusted for age, smoking and race
- Matched 1:1 on age, sex and county of residence
- Competing risk of death
- Cox proportional hazard models adjusted for age, smoking and race
Main finding
Cervical cancer screening · 5 years
Adjusted hazard ratio
0.83
95% CI 0.72–0.96
By group
RAvs Non-RA
aHR 0.83 (95% CI 0.72–0.96)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | aHR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Breast cancer screening | 0.98 (0.87–1.10) | |
| Prostate cancer screening | 0.99 (0.74–1.34) | |
| Colorectal cancer screening | 1.04 (0.93–1.16) | |
| 0.512Adjusted hazard ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
Cumulative Incidence of Cancer Screening for Breast, Cervical, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Rheumatol. Published 25 July 2025. doi:10.
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