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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]

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Definite cause of the gallbladder cancer is not determined, but several risk factors are involved in this cancer, such as gallstones, gallbladder polyps, infections, and Primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Common causes of gallbladder cancer may include:^[1]^[2]^[3]

Gallstone disease
Porcelain gallbladder
Gallbladder polyps
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Chronic infection
Congenital biliary cysts
Medications such as, oral contraceptive pills, methyldopa, and isoniazid.
Occupational exposure:
- Carcinogen exposure such as workers in oil, paper, chemical, shoe, textile, and cellulose acetate fiber manufacturing industries
Cigarette smokers
Aflatoxin
Obesity

Less common causes of gallbladder cancer include:

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↑ Darby SC, Whitley E, Howe GR, Hutchings SJ, Kusiak RA, Lubin JH, Morrison HI, Tirmarche M, Tomásek L, Radford EP (1995). "Radon and cancers other than lung cancer in underground miners: a collaborative analysis of 11 studies". J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 87 (5): 378–84. PMID 7853419.
↑ Lazcano-Ponce EC, Miquel JF, Muñoz N, Herrero R, Ferrecio C, Wistuba II, Alonso de Ruiz P, Aristi Urista G, Nervi F (2001). "Epidemiology and molecular pathology of gallbladder cancer". CA Cancer J Clin. 51 (6): 349–64. PMID 11760569.