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Article: Celiac Disease Raises Risk of Several Cancers, Mild Cases Often Go Undiagnosed.
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- Internal Medicine News
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- December 1, 2001
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LAS VEGAS -- People who prove to have celiac disease have twice the risk of cancer as is 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 an association between cancer and celiac disease.
The risks of cancer were greatest for small-bowel adenocarcinoma, esophageal cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and melanoma.
The U.S. study also is the first to make an association between an increased risk for ...