Table 1.

 Association between chronic inflammation and cancer in the gastrointestinal tract

Gastrointestinal &;location	Type of inflammation	Type of cancer
Oesophagus	Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease	Barrett’s cancer (adenocarcinoma of the distal oesophagus)
Stomach	Chronic gastritis (autoimmune or H pylori)	Gastric adenocarcinoma, MALT lymphoma, GIST
Pancreas	Chronic pancreatitis (familial, autoimmune, alcohol)	Pancreatic cancer
Bile ducts	Primary sclerosing cholangitis	Cholangiocarcinoma
Small bowel	Coeliac disease, Crohn’s disease	MALT lymphoma, small bowel adenocarcinoma
Large bowel	Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s colitis	Colorectal cancer