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It is controversial whether alcohol consumption is a risk factor for pancreatic cancer.

Overall, the association is consistently weak and the majority of studies have found no association.

Although drinking alcohol excessively is a major cause of chronic pancreatitis, which in turn predisposes to pancreatic cancer, chronic pancreatitis associated with alcohol consumption is less frequently a precursor for pancreatic cancer than other types of chronic pancreatitis.