Parotid gland cancer

1. Anorexia nervosa raises the risk of parotid gland cancer in humans (RR 4.4, 95% CI 1.4-10.6).

   “The RR for parotid gland cancer was 4.4 (1.4-10.6) within a year of first recorded diagnosis of AN.”

   Humanswomen hospitalised with anorexia nervosawithin a year of first recorded diagnosisfemalesn = 15,029

   Low risk of some common cancers in women with anorexia nervosa: Evidence from a national record-linkage study

   Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·May 16, 2023

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