Gallbladder cancer risk factors

Risk factors

 * Gender: More women than men are affected by gallbladder cancer, mostly commonly between the ages of 50 and 60.
 * Obesity increases the risk for gallbladder cancer. It is most common in indigenous peoples of the Americas.
 * Primary carcinoma is linked to chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis.
 * Alcohol: "…alcohol drinking is a risk factor of gallbladder cancer…"