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Cataract and risk of cancer
Recently i got diagnosed with cataract at an age of 27 and came to know that having early onset cataract increases the risk of developing cancer in future years. What should i do to avoid that... And can i check that what cause my cataract?
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Early onset cataract is usually syndromic,no cancer is linked to it as far as I know
Other most common cause of early onset cataract is steroid use
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Dr. Rutvi Parikh
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
8 yrs exp
Vadodara
Cataract in early age may be due to some trauma or steroids use in any form or some genetic disorder
So thorough examination is needed to diagnose any syndrome.
Otherwise there's no direct relationship with cancer
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Dr. Awanjala Varshney
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
23 yrs exp
Aligarh
Cataract will never cause cancer.
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Dr. Azher Lodhi
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Aurangabad
No link between cataract and Cancer
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Dr. Jayanthi J
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
9 yrs exp
Tiruvannamalai
Few cancers may present as cataract.. but as u mentioned no cataract leads to cancer..
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evaluate the cause with ur ophthalmic surgeon
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
43 yrs exp
Hyderabad
There is no relationship between cataract and cancer.pl consult ophthalmologist for further evaluation and treatment.
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Dr. Saba Kausar
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Which cancer are you talking about. There is no relation between cataract and cancer.
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