CKD, Recent Transplant May Increase Cancer Risk, Study Finds

A population-based cohort study found that patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or who underwent a recent kidney transplant had a higher risk of cancer compared with people with normal kidney function.

A study published in American Journal of Kidney Diseases found that the risk of cancer was higher in patients with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) and in kidney transplant recipients vs patients with normal kidney function. Patients with kidney disease also had a higher risk of cancer-related mortality.
Read more in the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC).