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Family history of cancer, Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, and pancreatic cancer risk

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Hamada, Tsuyoshi, Yuan, Chen, Yurgelun, Matthew B., Perez, Kimberly, Khalaf, Natalia, Morales-Oyarvide, Vicente, Babic, Ana, Nowak, Jonathan A. +9 more·2019·British Journal of Cancer

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BACKGROUND: Individuals with a family history of cancer may be at increased risk of pancreatic cancer. Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) individuals carry increased risk for pancreatic cancer and other cancer types. METHODS: We examined the association between family history of cancer, AJ heritage, and incident pancreatic cancer in 49 410 male participants of the prospective Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated using multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS: During 1.1 million person-years (1986-2016), 452 participants developed pancreatic cancer. Increased risk of pancreatic cancer was observed in individuals with a family history of pancreatic (HR, 2.79; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.28-6.07) or breast cancer (HR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.01-1.94). There was a trend towards higher risk of pancreatic cancer in relation to a family history of colorectal cancer (HR, 1.21; 95% CI, 0.95-1.55) or AJ heritage (HR, 1.29; 95% CI, 0.94-1.77). The risk was highly elevated among AJ men with a family history of breast or colorectal cancer (HR, 2.61 [95% CI, 1.41-4.82] and 1.92 [95% CI, 1.05-3.49], respectively). CONCLUSION: Family history of pancreatic cancer was associated with increased risk of this malignancy. Family history of breast or colorectal cancer was associated with the increased risk among AJ men.

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Hamada, T., Yuan, C., Yurgelun, M. B., Perez, K., Khalaf, N., Morales-Oyarvide, V., Babic, A., Nowak, J. A., Rubinson, D. A., Giannakis, M., Ng, K., Kraft, P., Stampfer, M. J., Giovannucci, E. L., Fuchs, C. S., Ogino, S., & Wolpin, B. M.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • Broad Institute (US)
  • Yale Cancer Center (US)
Corresponding author
Wolpin, Brian M.
Venue
British Journal of Cancer
Published
2019-03-14
Volume
120
Issue
8
Pages
848-854
ISSN
  • 0007-0920 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-1827
OpenAlex
W2922478895
Cited by
61
References
50
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 43 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1
FWCI
0.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • British Journal of Cancer (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Defense (R35 CA197735, CA130288, R01 CA205406)
  • Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
  • National Institutes of Health (CA130288, NIH-R01, UM1-CA167552, CA-167552, CA127003)
  • Stand Up To Cancer (P50 CA127003)
  • National Cancer Institute (P50CA127003, CA-167552, CA130288, R01CA124908, CA197735, R35CA197735, CA127003, UM1CA167552, R01CA205406, U01CA210171, U01CA167552)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › BRCA gene mutations in cancer
Keywords
pancreatic cancer, family history of cancer, Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, hereditary cancer predisposition, breast cancer, colorectal cancer
MeSH terms
Aged, Breast Neoplasms, Female, Humans, Jews, Male, Medical History Taking, Middle Aged, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Risk Factors, Colorectal Neoplasms

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