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Has primary hyperparathyroidism ever been linked to cigarette smoking? is there any connection at all?
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Hyperparathyroidism: Smoking causes a lot of head and neck cancers (lips, tongue, esophagus, etc) but not primary hyperparathyroidism (pth), which is a benign overproduction of parathyroid hormone. Usually PTH is isolated, but rarely it can be found in conjunction with other endocrine disorders of the pituitary, pancreas, or thyroid, called multiple endocrine neoplasia. Talk to your endocrinologist.
Answered 12/25/2014
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No: No there is no evidence that there is any connection with Cigarette Smoking and Hyperparathyroidism
Answered 9/28/2016
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