Known drug for bowel disease can cause cancer

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A group of scientists from Dandy University, the University of London of Queen Maria and the Senger Institute of Senger. These are medicines that are prescribed for the treatment of various intestinal diseases. It is actively used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the intestine, arthritis, vasculitis. Representatives of science have already had a suspicion that this drug is able to provoke the development of skin cancer. The new study also ended with a verdict of scientists that the use of azathioprine leads to an increase in photosensitivity and increased risk of mutations of skin cells that lead to the appearance of squamous cell carcinoma. lesions. In addition, they should take care of year -round sun protection.

researchers have studied cases of 37 patients with skin cancer. In general, the number of examples of this disease revealed in connection with the use of drugs with azathioprin was not very significant. However, scientists are convinced that this connection needs to be carefully explored. People with intestinal diseases and arthritis researchers advised to protect themselves more carefully against solar ultraviolet.