Socioeconomic status: incidence higher in lower socioeconomic groups.
Place of residence: incidence higher in urban populations.
Age: people between 60 and 80 years of age.
Gender: men (slightly more common than in women).
Race: African-Americans (slightly more common than in Caucasians).
Life style: smoking and alcoholism.
Industrial chemicals: workers exposed to solvents and petroleum compounds.
Family history: people with a history of pancreatic cancer in a close family member.
Liver Cancer
Hepatitis B and C: people with a history of chronic liver disease, particularly cirrhosis that results from chronic hepatitis B or C infections or alcoholism.