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Gastrointestinal cancers in lean individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Matheus SouzaIvanna DiazIlaria BarchettaAlessandro Mantovani
Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)
This study shows that lean NAFLD patients have an increased risk of liver, pancreatic and colorectal cancers compared to non-lean NAFLD patients, emphasizing the need to explore tailored cancer prevention strategies for this specific patient group. Further research is required to explore the mechanisms underlying the association between lean NAFLD and specific GI cancers.
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