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Pancreatic Cancer

Di2011

By Di2011
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Di2011 Enthusiast
Di2011
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My grandfather died of pancreatic cancer and I had thought it unrelated to digestive disorders. However I did a search on this forum and was... well .. alarmed.

Can anyone give me any information/experience with this cancer as it relates to gluten?

I have googled etc but can't seem to read much which will help

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There is much written about celiac disease and it's association with various cancers. It does not mean that if you have celiac you will develop cancer; studies do, however, suggest that undiagnosed celiac or non-adherence to a strict gluten free diet MAY increase the risk of developing cancer, in particular, lymphoma.

But the good news is, if you stick to the gluten-free diet and reduce the inflammation from celiac disease, in time, your risk for cancer is no greater than anyone else's. Or so, the current research tells us! :)

https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/celiac-disease-amp-related-diseases-and-disorders/Cancer,-Lymphoma-and-Celiac-Disease/

Others have posted with the same query. Take a look and see if this helps:

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Di2011
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Thanks IrishHeart! Exactly what I was looking for

IrishHeart Veteran
IrishHeart
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Thanks IrishHeart! Exactly what I was looking for

You bet, hon. ;) Hope it helps!

and P.S. Don't worry yourself over it too much.

Sometimes family illnesses/other health issues have NOTHING to do with celiac.

They just "are".

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Di2011
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Oh I am so over stressing. I'm not diagnosed - won't ever go back to the poison even if it all turns out to be something completely different. The past couple of weeks I have just felt so much better than I have in a long time! Just been out throwing the football around with son Liam :) Worked 9 hours yesterday! Losing weight and almost at healthy (woohoo). No drugs and one doc visit.

I'm one of the lucky ones - itchy but very very lucky.

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IrishHeart
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Oh I am so over stressing. I'm not diagnosed - won't ever go back to the poison even if it all turns out to be something completely different. The past couple of weeks I have just felt so much better than I have in a long time! Just been out throwing the football around with son Liam :) Worked 9 hours yesterday! Losing weight and almost at healthy (woohoo). No drugs and one doc visit.

I'm one of the lucky ones - itchy but very very lucky.

Fantastic! Good health to you!! :)

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