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Had acute RH flair.claimed to be arthritis.given Salazopyrin 500 daily increasing weekly.however had lung cancer and had lobe tommy.but R10 node left post had chemo and radium . Now scared about taken med ,salazopyrin as it may stimulate lymph noder.he
a direct carcinogenic effect of Sulfasalazine has not been ruled out. given that ulcerative colitis is highly associated with cancer you'd think they'd have looked into this, but no. it's a maybe
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What Is The Side Effect Of Salazopyrin 500?
a direct carcinogenic effect of Sulfasalazine has not been ruled out. given that ulcerative colitis is highly associated with cancer you d think they d have looked into this, but no. it s a maybe