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. 2022 Jan 22;14(3):552. doi: 10.3390/cancers14030552

Table 1.

Inflammation-associated cancer types [7,85,87].

Inflammation Conditions Cancern Type Inducer
Asbestosis Lung carcinoma Silica
Chronic bronchitis Lung carcinoma Silica
IPF Lung carcinoma Unclear
Tuberculosis Lung carcinoma Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Liver cirrhosis HCC Hepatitis infection, alcoholic, genetic
IBD, Crohn’s disease, chronic ulcerative colitis Colorectal cancer Gut pathogens
Chronic gastric inflammation Gastric cancer Helicobacter pylori
Reflux oesophagitis, Barrett’s oesophagus Oesophageal carcinoma Gastric acids
Skin inflammation Melanoma UV light
Chronic pancreatitis, hereditary pancreatitis Pancreatic carcinoma Alcohol, gene mutation
Schistosomiasis Bladder carcinoma Gram-uropathogens
Cervicitis Cervical cancer Human papilloma virus
Chronic prostatitis Prostate cancer Bacterial infection
Sialadenitis Salivary gland carcinoma Bacterial infection
Sjögrensyndrome, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis MALT lymphoma unclear
Gingivitis, lichen planus Oral squamous cell carcinoma Bacterial infection
Chronic cholecystitis Gall bladder cancer Bacteria, gall bladder stones