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  • Figure 1.

    Cumulative Incidence of Pancreatic Cancer in Patients With Nonhereditary Chronic Pancreatitis

    Cumulative Incidence of Pancreatic Cancer in 1552 Subjects with Chronic Pancreatitis with a Minimum of Two Years of Follow-Up.

    The vertical lines represent 95 percent confidence intervals. The numbers in parentheses are the numbers of subjects at risk. One additional case of cancer developed after 25 years of follow-up.

    From N Engl J Med, Lowenfels AB et al, Pancreatitis and the risk of pancreatic cancer. International Pancreatitis Study Group, Volume No. 328, Page No. 1433-1437. Copyright © (1993) Massachusetts Medical Society. Reprinted with permission from Massachusetts Medical Society.

  • Figure 2.

    Cumulative Incidence of Pancreatic Cancer in Patients With Hereditary Pancreatitis

    A) Cumulative incidence (%) of pancreatic cancer since birth in entire cohort of 246 patients with hereditary pancreatitis. B) Cumulative incidence (%) of pancreatic cancer in 105 patients with a paternal inheritance pattern. Vertical dotted lines 4 95% confidence intervals, and numbers within graph indicate patients at risk.

    Lowenfels AB et al. Hereditary Pancreatitis and the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1997; 89(6): 442-446. By permission of National Cancer Institute.