Inflammatory bowel disease in childhood associated with increased risk of cancer
[PRESS RELEASE 2017-09-21] Children who develop inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease) run a higher risk of cancer, both in childhood and later in life, a study from Karolinska Institutet published in The BMJ reports.Adulthood onset inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease have been associated with an increased risk of bowel cancer. However, there have been no studies showing how the cancer risk is affected by childhood onset of the disease and whether it changes over time. Using data from the Swedish National Patient Register,