People who have certain types of cancers may have an increased risk of having new onset Guillain-Barré syndrome, according to a study published in the March 2, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers found an increased risk in people who had lymphomas and blood cancers, as well as in those who had lung, prostate or breast cancers. The study does not prove that cancer causes Guillain-Barré syndrome. It only shows an association.
Certain types of cancer may increase the risk of developing Guillain-Barré
People who have certain types of cancers may have an increased risk of having new onset Guillain-Barré syndrome, according to a study published in the March 2, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers found an increased risk in people who had lymphomas and blood cancers, as well as in those who had lung, prostate or breast cancers. The study does not prove that cancer causes Guillain-Barré syndrome. It only shows an association.