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Patients with celiac disease have twice the risk of cancer seen in the general population, Dr. Peter Green reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.
European studies have previously documented an association between cancer and celiac disease, but this is the first time that a study conducted in the United States has shown such an association. The risks were greatest for small bowel adenocarcinoma, esophageal cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and melanoma, reported Dr. Green of Columbia University in New York.
These findings are based on a study of 381 patients with biopsy-proven celiac disease. Dr. ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Celiac disease ups malignancies. (GI Disorders).