Coeliacs not at increased risk of GI cancers

Thursday 22 December 2011

Research from Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm suggests that patients with coeliac disease are not at increased risk of gastrointestinal cancers beyond their first year after diagnosis. The study excluded patients with a history of GI cancer before the biopsy that confirmed their coeliac disease.

>> http://www.oncologystat.com/news/Long-Term_Risk_of_GI_Cancers_Not_Elevated_in_Celiac_Patients_US.html;jsessionid=B577EB0B1802A1FA49B057C7BE51BF3F


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