Table 1.

Chronic inflammatory conditions associated with cancer (Modified from reference 3 (Coussens et al. 2002))

Inflammation types	Associated cancer
Asbestosis, Silicosis	Mesothelioma, lung carcinoma
Bronchitis	Lung carcinoma
Chronic Cystitis	Bladder carcinoma
Gingivitis, Lichen Planus	Oral squamous cell carcinoma
Chronic ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease	Colorectal cancer
Reflux esophagitis	Esophageal carcinoma
Chronic pancreatitis	Pancreatic carcinoma
Skin inflammation	Melanoma