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A number of epidemiological studies have demonstrated associations which support the concept that cancer of the exocrine pancreas in man is the result of chemical carcinogenesis. Cigarette smoking doubles the risk of developing pancreatic cancer (Kahn, 1966; Doll and Peto, 1976) and is a source of many known carcinogens (Hoffmann et al., 1982). The high fat-protein diet of Western countries has also been suggested as a factor increasing the risk of developing pancreatic cancer (Wynder, 1975; Armstrong and Doll, 1976; Hirayama, 1979).
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Howatson, A.G. (1986). Pancreatic Carcinogenesis — the Potential of Cholecystokinin as a Cocarcinogen in the Hamster — Nitrosamine Model. In: Friedman, M. (eds) Nutritional and Toxicological Significance of Enzyme Inhibitors in Foods. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 199. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0022-0_6
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