A risk factor is something that increases a person's chance of getting a disease. Different cancers have different risk factors.
December 29, 2004 (Press Release) --
What Causes Adrenal Cancer?
A risk factor is something that increases a person's chance of getting a disease. Different cancers have different risk factors. Some risk factors, such as smoking, can be controlled. Others, like a person's age or race, can't be changed. But scientists have found few risk factors that make a person more likely to get adrenal cancer. And even if a person does have one or more risk factors for adrenal gland tumors, we can抰 know for sure how large a part they played in causing the cancer.
A family history: Most adrenal cancers are not linked to heredity. But a rare condition called Li-Fraumeni syndrome causes a higher risk of several types of cancer, including adrenal cancer.
Age: Most types of cancer are found more often in older people. But adrenal cancer is found most often among adults around ages 40 to 50 and among children.
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How Many People Get Adrenal Cancer?
Adrenal cancer is very rare. The exact number found in the United States is not certain. It is probably around 500 per year.
A risk factor is something that increases a person's chance of getting a disease. Different cancers have different risk factors. Some risk factors, such as smoking, can be controlled. Others, like a person's age or race, can't be changed. But scientists have found few risk factors that make a person more likely to get adrenal cancer. And even if a person does have one or more risk factors for adrenal gland tumors, we can抰 know for sure how large a part they played in causing the cancer.
A family history: Most adrenal cancers are not linked to heredity. But a rare condition called Li-Fraumeni syndrome causes a higher risk of several types of cancer, including adrenal cancer.
Age: Most types of cancer are found more often in older people. But adrenal cancer is found most often among adults around ages 40 to 50 and among children.
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How Many People Get Adrenal Cancer?
Adrenal cancer is very rare. The exact number found in the United States is not certain. It is probably around 500 per year.
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