IBD patients have been found to have a higher risk of lymphoma.

Published Date: 26 Apr 2023

According to researchers from the Karolinska Institutet, patients with Crohn's disease and IBD have an elevated risk of developing lymphoma, and this risk has grown over the past few years.

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