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

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Common risk factors in the development of small intestine cancer are Crohn's disease, celiac disease, radiation exposure, hereditary cancer syndromes, smoking, and alcohol.

Risk factors for small intestine cancer include^[1]^[2]:

Crohn's disease
Celiac disease
Radiation exposure
Hereditary cancer syndromes: familial adenomatous polyposis, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, MUTYH-associated polyposis
Smoking and alcohol use increases the risk of small intestine cancer
Colon cancer-Survivors of colon cancer have an increased risk of getting cancer of the small intestine

↑ Delaunoit T, Neczyporenko F, Limburg PJ, Erlichman C. Pathogenesis and risk factors of small bowel adenocarcinoma: a colorectal cancer sibling? Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Mar;100(3):703-10. PMID 15743371.
↑ Chen AC, Neugut AI. Malignant Neoplasms of the Small Intestine. eMedicine.com. URL: http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2651.htm. Accessed on: June 2, 2006.