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Review
. 2013 Jan;107(1):1-7.
doi: 10.1002/jso.23149. Epub 2012 May 15.

Epidemiology of pancreatic cancer and the role of family history

Sara H Olson  1 , Robert C Kurtz
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Review

Epidemiology of pancreatic cancer and the role of family history

Sara H Olson et al. J Surg Oncol. 2013 Jan.

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is a lethal disease for which only a small number of risk factors have been identified. In addition to older age, male gender, and black race, risk factors include smoking, obesity, long-standing diabetes and pancreatitis, and heavy alcohol use; allergies such as hay fever are related to lowered risk. Several genetic syndromes increase risk of pancreatic cancer. Work on more common genetic variants promises to reveal more potentially important genetic associations.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
International Incidence Rates. Ferlay J, Shin HR, Bray F, Forman D, Mathers C and Parkin DM. GLOBOCAN 2008v1.2, Cancer Incidence and Mortality Worldwide: IARC CancerBase No. 10 [Internet]. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer; 2010. Available from: http://globocan.iarc.fr, accessed on 10/April/2012.
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Age-Specific (Crude) SEER Incidence Rates By Cancer Site, All Ages, All Races, Both Sexes, 2000-2008 (SEER 17). Fast Stats: An interactive tool for access to SEER cancer statistics. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute. http://seer.cancer.gov/faststats. (Accessed on 4-10-2012).
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Age-Adjusted SEER Incidence Rates By Sex, Pancreas, All Ages, All Races, 2000-2008 (SEER 17). Fast Stats: An interactive tool for access to SEER cancer statistics. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute; http://seer.cancer.gov/faststats. (Accessed on 4-10-2012).
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