![]() ![]() 1 The differences between these populations and burden of disease may be related to higher rates of cigarette smoking and diabetes mellitus among African-American men versus white men and higher body mass indices among African-American women versus white women. ![]() ![]() 1 The second highest rates were reported for white men (16.8 per 100,000) and women (12.8 per 100,000). 4 Pancreatic cancer incidence rates were reportedly highest among African-American men (21.3 per 100,000) and women (17.6 per 100,000) during 20. 1 About 10 percent of patients with pancreatic cancer have a positive family history for the disease. Risk factors for pancreatic cancer include tobacco use a personal history of pancreatitis, diabetes, or obesity and a family history of pancreatic cancer. 2 Based on rates from 2007 to 2009, the lifetime risk of receiving a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is 1.47 percent. 4,5 The most common type of pancreatic cancer is adenocarcinoma (approximately 90% of all pancreatic malignancies). 3 The median age at diagnosis is 71 years, the overall 5-year survival is 5.8 percent, and the overall age-adjusted mortality rate is 10.8 per 100,000 people per year. 1,2 In 2013, about 45,000 people in the United States will receive a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, and 38,000 will die of the disease. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review ![]()
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