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A member asked:
Is there really a relation between accutane and colorectal cancer ?? any research done on this topic ?
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Accutane : Except for a few lawyers' offices trolling for potential patients, I have not been able to dig up any actual evidence that accutane can cause colon cancer. In my 24 years in G.I. practice I have never heard of that being a risk factor for colon cancer. I will do a formal medical literature search, and if I come up with any actual evidence, I will post it in the comments here. I tend to doubt it.
Answered 5/29/2017
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