Review Article
Epidemiology of Kidney Cancer
Table 3
Some etiologic factors of RCC [
15].
| Etiologic factor |
Relative risk
(C.I. 95%) |
| Von Hipple-Lindau
disease | 100
(not available) | Chronic
dialysis | 32 (not
available) | Obesity | 3.6
() | Smoking | 2.3
() | First
relative with RCC | 1.6
() | Hypertension | 1.4
() | Dry
cleaners | 1.4
() | Diuretics | 1.3 () | Trichloroethylene | 1
() | Radiation
therapy | 1.1 () | Phenacetin | 1.1
(2.6–6) | Polycystic
kidneys | 0.8
(2–4.5) | Cadmium
exposure | 1 (2–3.9) | Arsenic
exposure | 1.6
() | Asbestos
exposure | 1.1 () |
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