Publications by authors named "Varad Putambekar"
Indian J Med Res
July 2024
Article Synopsis
- Crohn's disease (CD) is linked to an increased risk of cancer, partly due to disease characteristics and immunosuppressive treatment; this study focuses on data from a northern Indian cohort to shed light on CD-related malignancies in Asia.
- A total of 952 participants, with a mean age of 36.9 years and a follow-up period of 34 months, were analyzed, revealing a malignancy occurrence rate of 1.05%, which is 10.45 times higher than the general population.
- By 30 years of diagnosis, the cumulative cancer risk for Indian individuals with CD was found to be 13.4%, covering various types of malignancies including bowel and extraintestinal cancers, but no cases of
