Risk factors for pancreatic cancer
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Albert B. Lowenfels; Patrick Maisonneuve
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract In the United States, the cumulative mortality or lifetime risk of dying from pancreatic cancer is about 1–2%, but although this form of cancer is rare, nearly all patients die from the disease within one to two years. Because of its lethality, pancreatic cancer now ranks fourth as a ca