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* **Liver problems** – [[http:// | * **Liver problems** – [[http:// | ||
* **Skin problems** – In one prospective trial, 25% of patients on TNF-alpha-blocking therapy suffered from a dermatological condition that led them to visit a skin specialist. In a control group of patients who were not undergoing TNF-alpha blocking therapy and had less severe disease only 13% visited a dermatologist during the same period of time.(({{pubmed> | * **Skin problems** – In one prospective trial, 25% of patients on TNF-alpha-blocking therapy suffered from a dermatological condition that led them to visit a skin specialist. In a control group of patients who were not undergoing TNF-alpha blocking therapy and had less severe disease only 13% visited a dermatologist during the same period of time.(({{pubmed> | ||
- | * **Cancer** – One recent systematic review of the adverse effects of anti-TNF therapies as they were used in rheumatoid arthritis concluded that patients taking the drugs are at 3.3 times higher risk for " | + | * **Cancer** – One recent systematic review of the adverse effects of anti-TNF therapies as they were used in rheumatoid arthritis concluded that patients taking the drugs are at 3.3 times higher risk for " |