[Epidemiological studies on pancreatic cancer].

An epidemiological study on pancreatic cancer was performed, using for evaluation reports from the Ministry of Public Welfare and the National Pancreatic Cancer Registration Committee and cases experienced at the First Department of Surgery in Kobe University Hospital. The incidence of pancreatic cancer was found to have increased over the lost few decades. Aged subjects with family histories of malignant diseases and cases having past histories of chronic pancreatitis were affiliated with the high-risk group for this disease. Cigarette smoking and beverage consumption were also shown to be increased risk factors for pancreatic cancer. Poor results obtainable with the types of treatment presently available for pancreatic cancer indicated the clinical significance of applying screening methods for subjects in the high-risk group.