Anti-TNF Drugs Don't Seem to Increase Cancer Risk

Good news for those that use TNF-blockers to manage their Crohn's disease. Long-term use of the drugs (at least for 6 years or less) does not appear to increase your risk of cancer. That's certainly a concern as TNF is part of the body's immune response in dealing with "tumor"-like cells. The study looked at both short and medium term use of these drugs for rheumatoid arthritis and didn't find any elevated risk of cancer.

UPDATE: (6/21/2010) - The FDA released a cancer warning for TNF-blockers back in August 2009. See this related post. Thanks to the anonymous person that commented!