cancer treatment options and decisions 371CANCER RISK FACTORSRisk Factor Type of Cancer
age 50 years and older all cancers
ALCOHOLconsumption STOMACH CANCER, LIVER CANCER, PANCREATIC CANCER
cigarette smoking cancers of the lung, BLADDER, kidney, STOMACH, BREAST, prostate,
COLON, PANCREAS; acute myeloid LEUKEMIA(AML)
EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS Burkitt’s lymphoma
gender: female BREAST CANCER, ENDOMETRIAL CANCER, CERVICAL CANCER
gender: male BLADDER CANCER, PROSTATE CANCER, pancreatic cancer, stomach
cancer, CANCER OF THE PENIS, TESTICULAR CANCER, liver cancer
HELICOBACTER PYLORIINFECTION stomach cancer, gastric lymphoma
HEPATITISB VIRUs/hepatitis C virus liver cancer
HIV/AIDS KAPOSI’S SARCOMA, lymphoma
human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8) Kaposi’s sarcoma
HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS(HPV) infection cervical cancer, cancer of the PENIS, vaginal cancer, anal cancer,
cancer of the VULVA
human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1) adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL)
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE(IBD) COLORECTAL CANCER
INTESTINAL POLYP colorectal cancer
personal or family history of cancer all, though notably breast, ovarian, and colorectal cancers
Schistosoma haematobiumparasitic infection bladder cancer
sun exposure SKIN CANCER: basal cell CARCINOMA, squamous cell carcinoma,
malignant melanoma
TOBACCO USE OTHER THAN SMOKING oral cancer (lips, tongue, other structures of the MOUTH)