https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/Lupus/m-p/7904#M858 Hi Mignon, My sister Susan has SLE and the link with cancer is mainly due to autoimmune suppressants, Im not sure which drugs though. However DNA predisposition does play another large part too. (Our Dad was builder/carpenter in 1960/70 and used all chemicals spraying timber which I believe altered his DNA, hence Lupus and Kidney Cancer, there is no link to either dis-ease in maternal and paternal ancestory). Australia has foundations in all states however America's John Hopkins Centre for Lupus is very well educated and written, this will give more of an insight into drugs....however my opinion only....with a compressed immune system which cant control inflammation, any damage to tissue will encourage the growth of damaged cells which we know as tumors (cancerous or benign). Maybe send a message to ccadmin, Felix and Kate are fantastic with these questions. Julesx Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:28:14 GMT Jules_68 2012-01-09T01:28:14Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/Lupus/m-p/7903#M857 Does anyone understand the link between Lupus and Non-Hodgkinson Lymphoma? Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:24:47 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/Lupus/m-p/7903#M857 Mignon 2012-01-08T20:24:47Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/Lupus/m-p/7904#M858 Hi Mignon, My sister Susan has SLE and the link with cancer is mainly due to autoimmune suppressants, Im not sure which drugs though. However DNA predisposition does play another large part too. (Our Dad was builder/carpenter in 1960/70 and used all chemicals spraying timber which I believe altered his DNA, hence Lupus and Kidney Cancer, there is no link to either dis-ease in maternal and paternal ancestory). Australia has foundations in all states however America's John Hopkins Centre for Lupus is very well educated and written, this will give more of an insight into drugs....however my opinion only....with a compressed immune system which cant control inflammation, any damage to tissue will encourage the growth of damaged cells which we know as tumors (cancerous or benign). Maybe send a message to ccadmin, Felix and Kate are fantastic with these questions. Julesx Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:28:14 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/Lupus/m-p/7904#M858 Jules_68 2012-01-09T01:28:14Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/Lupus/m-p/7905#M859 Thanks Jules. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:56:26 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/Lupus/m-p/7905#M859 Mignon 2012-01-09T01:56:26Z