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A member asked:

Can nexium (esomeprazole) create a false positive for cancer?

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No: No evidence to suggest this.

Dr Turrisi agreed

Answered 4/14/2013

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Dr. Michael Thompson answered

Specializes in Hematology and Oncology

No (?): A cancer diagnosis is based on a tissue pathologic diagnosis. I'm not sure how a proton pump inhibitor (nexium) can effect that. I am not aware of Nexium (esomeprazole) causing interferance with blood tumor markers assays, but that is a possibility.

Dr Singh agreed

Answered 6/30/2014

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