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At Higher Risk
• People older than 60, especially those with a history of bowel disease.
• People with changes in the small intestine acidity, rapid transit and nitrosamine exposure.
• Those with inherited gastrointestinal disorders—Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, familial polyposis , inflammatory
bowel disease, Crohn's disease and neurofibromatosis.
• Those with increased lymphoid deposits in the ileum and immune deficiency diseases are at a higher risk for
lymphomas.
• A history of or the presence of a Helicobacter pylori infection may lead to small bowel inflammation that may
lead to the initiation of a lymphoma.