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Can anorexia cause (or increase probability) any type of cancer?
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Probably not: There is no definite association of anorexia nervosa and increased cancer. There have been some population studies suggesting a possible increase in breast cancer during periods of starvation. Other studies reach the opposite conclusion.
Answered 6/16/2016
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