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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Risk factors

  • Gender: More women than men are affected by gallbladder cancer, mostly commonly between the ages of 50 and 60.
  • Obesity increases the risk for gallbladder cancer. It is most common in indigenous peoples of the Americas.
  • Primary carcinoma is linked to chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis.
  • Alcohol: "…alcohol drinking is a risk factor of gallbladder cancer…"[1] [2]

References

  1. Ji, J (2005 Sep). "Variation in the risk for liver and gallbladder cancers in socioeconomic and occupational groups in Sweden with etiological implications". Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 78 (8): 641–9. PMID 16001211. Retrieved 28 May 2007. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. Ji J, Couto E, Hemminki K. Incidence differences for gallbladder cancer between occupational groups suggest an etiological role for alcohol Int J Cancer 2005 Sep 1;116(3):492-3.


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