can celiac disease cause cancer?
If left untreated, celiac disease could result in small intestinal cancer. Intestinal cancer is a rare form of cancer which is caused by four types of tumors: adenocarcinoma, cardinoid tumors, gastrointestinal tumors and lymphomas. If an individual with celiac disease does not eliminate gluten, the risk of small intestinal cancer increases. In fact, the risk of celiacs developing lymphomas rose 40 to 100 percent. There are many ways to screen for small intestinal cancer.