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Uptodate Reference Title
Increased cancer risk in acromegaly
Increased cancer risk in acromegaly
Cancers
Expected
O/E
All
116
72
1.6
Colon
13
4.2
3.1
Esophagus
7
2.3
3.1
Stomach
4
1.6
2.5
Melanoma
3
0.9
3.3
Cancers_in_acromegaly.htm
Common cancers occurring in 1041 men with acromegaly with no evidence for cancer at diagnosis. Excluded from this analysis were men who had gastrointestinal cancer at the time of diagnosis. There was an overall ratio of observed to expected (O/E) cancers of 1.6.
Data from: Ron E, Gridley G, Hrubec Z, et al. Acromegaly and gastrointestinal cancer. Cancer 1991; 68:1673.
