Methotrexate

• Methotrexate for arthritis raises cancer risk

  Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are treated with methotrexate appear to have an elevated risk of developing melanoma.

• Methotrexate for spinal arthritis

  A drug often used to treat rheumatoid arthritis - methotrexate - seems to improve a condition known as ankylosing spondylitis.