Small intestine cancer risk factors
Risk Factors
Risk factors for small intestine cancer include[1][2]:
- Crohn's disease
- Celiac disease
- Radiation exposure
- Hereditary GI cancer syndromes: familial adenomatous polyposis, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- Male
Benign tumours and conditions that may be mistaken for cancer of the small bowel:
- ↑ 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.