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

Table 3. Relative risk of tumours (RR) for the offspring of individuals affected by pancreatic cancer.

  Parental age of diagnosis with pancreatic cancer
  Any
0–55
56–71
72+
Offspring cancer site N RR (95% CI) N RR (95% CI) N RR (95% CI) N RR (95% CI)
Upper aerodigestive tract 60 1.25 (0.97–1.61) 6 1.41 (0.63–3.15) 35 1.63 (1.16–2.27) 19 0.87 (0.55–1.36)
Salivary glands 18 2.06 (1.29–3.29)     9 2.17 (1.13–4.20) 9 2.44 (1.26–4.71)
Oesophagus 21 1.16 (0.75–1.79) 2 1.63 (0.41–6.52) 15 1.90 (1.14–3.16) 4 0.45 (0.17–1.19)
Stomach 47 1.13 (0.85–1.51)     25 1.37 (0.93–2.03) 21 1.05 (0.69–1.63)
Small intestine 19 1.62 (1.02–2.55)     5 0.95 (0.39–2.28) 13 2.38 (1.38–4.13)
Colon 182 1.28 (1.10–1.48) 15 1.34 (0.81–2.23) 79 1.27 (1.01–1.58) 88 1.29 (1.04–1.60)
Rectum 98 1.11 (0.91–1.36) 5 0.79 (0.33–1.89) 51 1.33 (1.01–1.75) 42 0.98 (0.72–1.32)
Liver 58 1.52 (1.17–1.98) 5 1.80 (0.75–4.33) 28 1.69 (1.16–2.46) 25 1.34 (0.90–1.99)
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 1.26 (0.75–2.10)     7 1.32 (0.63–2.79) 7 1.22 (0.58–2.58)
Lung 191 1.18 (1.02–1.36) 19 1.66 (1.06–2.61) 82 1.17 (0.94–1.45) 90 1.13 (0.92–1.39)
Breast 726 1.21 (1.13–1.31) 75 1.32 (1.05–1.66) 361 1.33 (1.20–1.48) 290 1.09 (0.97–1.22)
Cervix uteri 101 1.44 (1.18–1.76) 13 1.35 (0.78–2.33) 55 1.61 (1.24–2.10) 33 1.28 (0.91–1.81)
Endometrium 107 1.18 (0.97–1.42) 5 0.80 (0.33–1.91) 41 1.05 (0.77–1.43) 61 1.33 (1.04–1.72)
Ovary 104 1.20 (0.99–1.45) 11 1.30 (0.72–2.35) 51 1.30 (0.99–1.71) 42 1.09 (0.80–1.48)
Prostate 316 1.01 (0.90–1.12) 11 0.67 (0.37–1.20) 151 1.12 (0.96–1.32) 154 0.94 (0.80–1.10)
Testis 65 1.35 (1.06–1.73) 8 1.04 (0.52–2.07) 38 1.57 (1.14–2.16) 19 1.22 (0.78–1.92)
Other male genital organs 12 1.88 (1.06–3.34)     5 1.70 (0.71–4.12) 7 2.43 (1.15–5.13)
Kidney 67 0.98 (0.77–1.25)     31 1.02 (0.72–1.45) 35 1.09 (0.78–1.51)
Urinary organs 110 1.11 (0.92–1.34) 8 1.09 (0.55–2.19) 47 1.08 (0.81–1.44) 55 1.15 (0.89–1.51)
Melanoma 241 1.25 (1.10–1.42) 32 1.47 (1.04–2.08) 133 1.47 (1.24–1.74) 76 0.96 (0.77–1.21)
Squamous cell skin 65 1.06 (0.83–1.35) 5 1.02 (0.43–2.46) 27 0.99 (0.68–1.45) 33 1.13 (0.81–1.60)
Eye 5 0.78 (0.32–1.88)     2 0.68 (0.17–2.71) 3 1.06 (0.34–3.29)
Nervous System 151 0.98 (0.84–1.15) 21 1.13 (0.74–1.74) 61 0.84 (0.66–1.09) 69 1.10 (0.81–1.40)
Thyroid gland 35 0.83 (0.59–1.16) 8 1.49 (0.74–2.97) 14 0.69 (0.41–1.17) 13 0.80 (0.46–1.38)
Endocrine glands 93 1.28 (1.04–1.57) 15 1.96 (1.18–3.26) 40 1.19 (0.87–1.62) 38 1.22 (0.89–1.68)
Connective tissue 25 0.99 (0.67–1.48) 3 0.99 (0.32–3.06) 9 0.76 (0.39–1.46) 13 1.28 (0.74–2.21)
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 115 1.14 (0.94–1.37) 14 1.46 (0.87–2.47) 51 1.11 (0.84–1.46) 50 1.10 (0.83–1.45)
Hodgkin's disease 34 1.16 (0.82–1.62) 6 1.35 (0.61–3.02) 11 0.77 (0.43–1.39) 17 1.67 (1.04–2.69)
Leukaemia 88 1.03 (0.84–1.27) 10 1.03 (0.56–1.92) 45 1.13 (0.85–1.52) 33 0.90 (0.64–1.27)

Bold signifies P<0.05.