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Lupus and Cancer Risk: Learn to Prevent Cancer! [August 2024]

posted in Cancer and lupus on January 28, 2023 by

Donald Thomas, MD

Updated August 13, 2024

People who have lupus have an increased risk for getting some cancers. Knowing what they are and how to prevent them is important, I discuss this in this blog post.


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UPDATE AUG 2024

Some experts question whether drugs like methotrexate

For more in-depth information on Lupus and Cancer Risk: Learn to Prevent Cancer! [August 2024]:

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Top Tips on Taking Hydroxychloroquine for Lupus [Updated April 2025]

posted in Drugs used in lupus on September 23, 2022 by

Donald Thomas, MD

Updated April 12, 2025

Taking hydroxychloroquine for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is considered the most important drug for lupus. It is the only drug proven to prolong survival and is one of just a few drugs shown to reduce organ damage from SLE. The …


NOTE: Johns Hopkins University Press, publisher of The Lupus Encyclopedia, is a nonprofit publisher. If you purchase JHUP books, like The Lupus Encyclopedia, you support projects like Project MUSE.


For more in-depth information on Top Tips on Taking Hydroxychloroquine for Lupus [Updated April 2025]:

Read more in The Lupus Encyclopedia, edition 2

Look up your symptoms, conditions, and medications in the Index of The Lupus Encyclopedia

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If you have lupus, what has your experience been? What do you recommend for other patients?

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Hydroxychloroquine Decreases the Risk of Death

posted in Drugs used in lupus on August 21, 2022 by

Donald Thomas, MD

Updated December 29, 2023

Research article shows that taking hydroxychloroquine decreases the risk of death by 83%:

Impact of Antimalarial Adherence on Mortality Among Patients With Newly Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Hoque MR, Aviña-Zubieta JA, De Vera MA, Qian Y, …


NOTE: Johns Hopkins University Press, publisher of The Lupus Encyclopedia, is a nonprofit publisher. If you purchase JHUP books, like The Lupus Encyclopedia, you support projects like Project MUSE.