Meryn S
Neue Wiener Privatklinik, Wien.
Wien Klin Wochenschr. 1994;106(22):694-7.
The incidence of pancreatic cancer has increased steadily over the past decades throughout the world. Pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cause of death from cancer in the western world. In 1991 1074 Austrians died of pancreatic cancer. Over 80% of cases occur in the age group of 60-80 year olds. The incidence is higher in men than in women by a ratio of about 1.5 to 1. There is strong evidence that pancreatic cancer risk is increased with cigarette smoking, increasing protein intake and fat consumption and nonalcoholic chronic pancreatitis. A reduction in the incidence of pancreatic cancer will only be achieved through selected prevention programmes.
在过去几十年里，全球胰腺癌的发病率一直在稳步上升。在西方世界，胰腺癌是癌症致死的第五大主要原因。1991年，1074名奥地利人死于胰腺癌。超过80%的病例发生在60至80岁的年龄段。男性的发病率高于女性，比例约为1.5比1。有充分证据表明，吸烟、蛋白质摄入量增加、脂肪消耗以及非酒精性慢性胰腺炎会增加患胰腺癌的风险。只有通过特定的预防计划才能降低胰腺癌的发病率。
