scotianheimer t1_j7mq5kr wrote on February 7, 2023 at 10:30 PM

Reply to comment by Aganihm1 in Are people with autoimmune diseases less likely to get viral infections? How about cancers? by Selfeducated

Likewise for ulcerative colitis, an increase in risk of colon cancer after you’ve had it for 10 years or more.

Having said that, a certain percentage of people with ulcerative colitis will have their colon removed, which drops their colon cancer risk to zero. I’m unsure if this has been factored in to the risk calculations…