Adrenal Cancer Causes & Risks

Causes

The cause is unknown.

Risk Factors

There are few known risk factors for cancers of the adrenal cortex but, the following factors may contribute:

• Being female
• Children under 5 years old
• Adults between 40 to 50 years old
• A genetic defect may cause adrenocortical cancer in some children, but the majority are non-hereditary