PCT Linked to Higher Risks of Gastrointestinal Disease, Cancer, and Premature Death, Study Suggests

People with porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) have higher risks of developing gastrointestinal diseases and certain types of cancer, compared with individuals from the general population, a study says. They also are more likely to die prematurely. The findings of the study, “Increased mortality in patients with porphyria…