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. 2009 Oct 13;101(10):1792–1797. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605363

Table 2. Relative risks of pancreatic cancer (RR) for the offspring of individuals affected by cancer.

  Parental age of diagnosis with cancer
  Any age
0–55
56–71
72+
Parental cancer site N RR (95% CI) N RR (95% CI) N RR (95% CI) N RR (95% CI)
Upper aerodigestive tract 25 1.06 (0.71–1.56) 5 1.79 (0.75–4.31) 13 1.15 (0.67–1.99) 7 0.74 (0.35–1.55)
Oesophagus 11 0.98 (0.54–1.77)     5 0.98 (0.41–2.35) 5 0.93 (0.39–2.24)
Stomach 82 1.09 (0.87–1.36) 8 1.25 (0.63–2.51) 36 1.09 (0.78–1.51) 38 1.08 (0.78–1.48)
Small intestine 3 0.53 (0.17–1.64)            
Colon 109 1.03 (0.85–1.25) 13 1.62 (0.94–2.80) 42 1.02 (0.75–1.39) 54 0.97 (0.74–1.27)
Rectum 73 1.23 (0.97–1.55) 6 1.20 (0.54–2.67) 28 1.13 (0.78–1.65) 39 1.33 (0.97–1.82)
Liver 63 1.41 (1.10–1.81) 4 1.67 (0.63–4.45) 13 0.72 (0.42–1.24) 46 1.90 (1.42–2.55)
Pancreas 84 1.93 (1.55–2.40) 10 3.32 (1.78–6.18) 41 2.19 (1.61–2.98) 33 1.54 (1.09–2.17)
Larynx 15 1.98 (1.19–3.28)     8 1.96 (0.98–3.92) 6 2.41 (1.08–5.37)
Lung 136 1.50 (1.27–1.79) 20 2.52 (1.62–3.92) 56 1.26 (0.96–1.64) 60 1.58 (1.22–2.04)
Breast 156 1.12 (0.95–1.32) 27 1.02 (0.70–1.49) 76 1.25 (1.00–1.58) 53 1.05 (0.80–1.37)
Cervix uteri 18 0.68 (0.43–1.08) 9 0.71 (0.37–1.37) 8 0.81 (0.41–1.63)    
Endometrium 41 1.19 (0.87–1.62) 10 1.61(0.86–2.99) 21 1.27 (0.82–1.95) 10 0.88 (0.47–1.64)
Ovary 22 0.72 (0.47–1.09) 6 0.94 (0.42–2.08) 10 0.65 (0.35–1.21) 6 0.68 (0.31–1.52)
Prostate 197 1.02 (0.88–1.18) 8 1.08 (0.54–2.17) 65 0.99 (0.77–1.26) 124 1.03 (0.86–1.23)
Testis 2 1.16 (0.29–4.64)            
Other male genital organs 3 1.30 (0.42–4.02)            
Kidney 60 1.37 (1.06–1.76) 7 1.36 (0.65–2.85) 27 1.27 (0.87–1.86) 26 1.51 (1.03–2.22)
Urinary organs 66 1.03 (0.81–1.32) 4 0.82 (0.31–2.18) 27 1.02 (0.70–1.49) 35 1.09 (0.78–1.52)
Melanoma 34 1.30 (0.92–1.82) 9 1.66 (0.86–3.21) 16 1.54 (0.94–2.52) 9 0.89 (0.46–1.70)
Squamous cell skin 47 0.88 (0.66–1.18) 2 0.77 (0.19–3.08) 13 0.92 (0.53–1.59) 32 0.88 (0.62–1.24)
Eye 2 0.61 (0.15–2.43)            
Nervous system 33 1.00 (0.71–1.41) 5 0.70 (0.29–1.69) 20 1.21 (0.78–1.87) 8 0.89 (0.45–1.79)
thyroid gland 15 1.53 (0.92–2.54) 4 1.77 (0.67–4.73) 8 1.82 (0.91–3.65) 3 0.98 (0.32–3.03)
Endocrine glands 28 1.41 (0.97–2.05) 6 1.87 (0.84–4.17) 12 1.27 (0.72–2.23) 10 1.44 (0.77–2.68)
Connective tissue 10 1.20 (0.64–2.23) 2 1.57 (0.39–6.27) 6 1.80 (0.81–4.02) 2 0.54 (0.14–2.17)
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 31 0.86 (0.60–1.23) 3 0.84 (0.27–2.61) 12 0.83 (0.47–1.46) 16 0.89 (0.55–1.46)
Hodgkin's disease 8 1.33 (0.66–2.66)     3 1.06 (0.34–3.29) 4 2.27 (0.85–6.06)
Leukaemia 34 0.88 (0.63–1.24) 4 0.98 (0.37–2.61) 11 0.67 (0.37–1.22) 19 1.06 (0.68–1.67)

Bold signifies P<0.05.