胰腺癌早期诊断难,预后差,近年来越发引起医务工作者的关注。胰腺癌流行病学研究对胰腺癌的早期诊断具有重要意义。本文对近10年来有关胰腺癌流行病学的研究进行综述。1 发病概况在西方国家中,胰腺癌属于十种最常见的恶性肿瘤之一。全世界每年有185000人被确诊为胰腺癌。发病率最高的地区是北美洲和新西兰(6～11/100000),其次是欧洲和日本,最低的是非洲和印度次大陆(<1.5/100000)。英国最新的统计资料显示,胰腺癌在男性中 Early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is difficult and the prognosis is poor. In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to medical workers. Epidemiological studies of pancreatic cancer are important for the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. This article reviews the epidemiology of pancreatic cancer in the past 10 years. 1 Disease profile In Western countries, pancreatic cancer is one of the ten most common malignancies. Every year, 185,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The regions with the highest incidence are North America and New Zealand (6-11/100000), followed by Europe and Japan, and the lowest is Africa and the Indian subcontinent (<1.5/100000). The latest statistics in the United Kingdom show that pancreatic cancer is in men