According to Mayo Clinic researchers, inflammatory bowel disease increases a patient’s risk for the skin cancer
In a comprehensive investigation involving decades of published studies, Mayo Clinic researchers have determined that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at a 37% greater risk for melanoma.
Upon examination of all published IBD studies performed over the previous 7 decades (which included 172,837 patients with IBD), Mayo Clinic researchers discovered 179 cases of melanoma following an IBD diagnosis.
The research was presented at the Digestive Disease Week 2013 conference.
Source: Mayo Clinic News Release.
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