Tobacco use. Smoking is one of the most important risk factors for pancreatic cancer. The risk of getting pancreatic cancer is about twice as high among smokers compared to those who have never smoked. About 20% to 30% of pancreatic cancers are thought to be caused by cigarette smoking.
Silicon dioxide is found naturally in many plants, such as: leafy green vegetables; beets; bell peppers; brown rice; oats; alfalfa; Silicon dioxide is also added to many foods and supplements. As a food additive, it serves as an anticaking agent to avoid clumping. In supplements, itâs used to prevent the various powdered ingredients from sticking together. As with many food additives, consumers often have concerns about silicon dioxide as an additive.
Silicon dioxide is found naturally in the Earth's crust, seen here in it's crystalline form, quartz. Photo Credit merial/iStock/Getty Images. When silicon binds with oxygen, it creates a compound called silicon dioxide (SiO2).Another name for silicon dioxide is silica, which includes its various compositions, both natural and synthetic. Silica has three broad categorizations: crystalline, amorphous and synthetic amorphous.ilica, or silicon dioxide, is found in a variety of forms in our environment, as it is ubiquitous. It is naturally found in the earth, in our body tissues and in our food.