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Research ArticleRheumatoid Arthritis
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Cumulative Incidence of Cancer Screening for Breast, Cervical, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rebecca T. Brooks, Cassondra A. Hulshizer, Andrew C. Hanson, John M. Davis III, Vanessa L. Kronzer, Elena Myasoedova and Cynthia S. Crowson
The Journal of Rheumatology October 2025, 52 (10) 988-996; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0190
Rebecca T. Brooks
1R.T. Brooks, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota;
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Cassondra A. Hulshizer
2C.A. Hulshizer, BA, A.C. Hanson, MS, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota;
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Andrew C. Hanson
2C.A. Hulshizer, BA, A.C. Hanson, MS, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota;
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John M. Davis III
3J.M. Davis III, MD, MS, V.L. Kronzer, MD, MSCI, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota;
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Vanessa L. Kronzer
3J.M. Davis III, MD, MS, V.L. Kronzer, MD, MSCI, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota;
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Elena Myasoedova
4E. Myasoedova, MD, PhD, C.S. Crowson, PhD, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, and Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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Cynthia S. Crowson
4E. Myasoedova, MD, PhD, C.S. Crowson, PhD, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, and Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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