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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2011; 17(24): 2897-2908
Published online Jun 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i24.2897

Table 1 Pancreatic cancer risk factors

Factor	Type	Group	Maximum risk to average ratio
Smoking	Exogenous	Behavioral	3
Alcohol	Exogenous	Behavioral	Non-significant
Diet/obesity	Exogenous	Behavioral	1.72
Occupational hazard	Exogenous	Environmental	-
Radiation	Exogenous	Environmental	Inconclusive
Age	Endogenous	Biological	-
Race	Endogenous	Biological/behavioral/environmental	1.4
Family history	Endogenous	Genetic	32
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome	Endogenous	Genetic	132
FAMMM syndrome	Endogenous	Genetic	13.1
HNPCC	Endogenous	Genetic	7
Hereditary pancreatitis	Endogenous	Genetic	60
Chronic pancreatitis	Endogenous	Behavioral	26.3
Diabetes mellitus	Endogenous	Biological/environmental	2.0
Hormonal	Endogenous	Biological	Inconclusive
Allergy	Endogenous	Biological	Non-significant

FAMMM: Familial atypical multiple mole melanoma; HNPCC: Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal carcinoma syndrome.

Citation: Zavoral M, Minarikova P, Zavada F, Salek C, Minarik M. Molecular biology of pancreatic cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(24): 2897-2908
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i24/2897.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i24.2897

Zavoral M, Minarikova P, Zavada F, Salek C, Minarik M. Molecular biology of pancreatic cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(24): 2897-2908 [PMID: 21734801 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i24.2897]

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