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Hemorrhoids lead to colorectal cancer.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that Hemorrhoids lead to colorectal cancer?

Partly. One retrospective cohort reports higher colorectal cancer incidence among people with hemorrhoids, while a machine-learning study frames hemorrhoid bleeding as a reason precancerous polyps and early cancers are missed rather than as a cause. Neither settles whether hemorrhoids themselves lead to colorectal cancer.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 1 source for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 1
Colorectal Cancer Risk in Patients with Hemorrhoids: A 10-Year Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study -
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Colorectal Cancer Risk in Patients with Hemorrhoids: A 10-Year Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168655

Evidence against · 1
Precision prevention of colorectal neoplasia in patients undergoing hemorrhoid surgery: an explainable machine learning model for identifying the risk of precancerous neoplastic polyps.
2026
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Q, Y., L, N., Y, C., & P, L. (2026). Precision prevention of colorectal neoplasia in patients undergoing hemorrhoid surgery: an explainable machine learning model for identifying the risk of precancerous neoplastic polyps.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2026.1834613

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