NAFLD ‘linked with raised cancer risk’
The risk of certain GI cancers and thyroid cancer is particularly high, Italian researchers report
People with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are at increased risk of developing various extrahepatic cancers, a meta-analysis suggests.
Italian researchers examined data from 10 observational studies with a total of 182,202 participants (mean age 51), including 45,218 (25%) who had NAFLD at baseline.
