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. 2011 Jun 28;17(24):2897–2908. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i24.2897

Table 5.

Level of risk according to cumulative risk factors

Factors Risk level
Race/sex: Male; black; Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Exposures: obesity; smoking; diabetes mellitus; Helicobacter pylori infection.Family history: Cancer history in a first-degree relative; history of pancreatic cancer in one first-degree relative. Inherited conditions: Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer; familial adenomatous polyposis; BRCA1 mutation carrier Low (less than 5-fold)
Family history: History of pancreatic cancer in two first-degree relatives. Inherited conditions: cystic fibrosis; BRCA2 mutation carrier. Comorbidity: Chronic pancreatitis Moderate (5- to 10-fold)
Inherited conditions: FAMMM kindreds with p16 germline mutation and at least one case of pancreatic cancer in a first-degree or second-degree relative; hereditary pancreatitis; Peutz–Jeghers syndrome; BRCA2 or BRCA1 mutation carrier with at least one case of pancreatic cancer in a first-degree or second-degree relative. Family history: Three or more first-degree; second-degree or third-degree relatives with pancreatic cancer High (greater than 10-fold)

FAMMM: Familial atypical multiple mole melanoma.