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Does celiac disease lead to cancer?
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Increase cancer risk: Celiac disease, especially if one has symptoms or small intestine inflammation/damage, does increase one's risk of small intestine cancer (adenocarcinoma and lymphoma). The increased risk may return to normal risk if one stays on a completely gluten free diet and stops having intestinal symptoms for many years.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Intestinal lymphoma: Some studies have suggested that there is an increase in intestinal lymphomas in celiac patients who are not maintaining a gluten-free diet.
Answered 6/23/2014
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