Risk Factors for Pancreatic cancer
List of Risk Factors for Pancreatic cancer
The list of risk factors mentioned for Pancreatic cancer
in various sources
includes:
Pancreatic cancer Risk Factors: Book Excerpts
Risk factors discussion:
What You Need To Know About Cancer - An Overview: NCI (Excerpt)
Cigarette
smokers are also more likely than nonsmokers to develop
several other types of cancer, including oral cancer and
cancers of the larynx, esophagus, pancreas, bladder, kidney,
and cervix. Smoking may also increase the likelihood of
developing cancers of the stomach, liver, prostate, colon,
and rectum. The risk of cancer begins to decrease soon after
a smoker quits, and the risk continues to decline gradually
each year after quitting. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer - An Overview: NCI)
What You Need To Know About Cancer - An Overview: NCI (Excerpt)
People who smoke cigars or pipes have a risk for cancers
of the oral cavity that is similar to the risk for people
who smoke cigarettes. Cigar smokers also have an increased
chance of developing cancers of the lung, larynx, esophagus,
and pancreas. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer - An Overview: NCI)
What You Need To Know About Cancer - An Overview: NCI (Excerpt)
Being seriously overweight may be linked to breast cancer
among older women and to cancers of the prostate, pancreas,
uterus, colon, and ovary. On the other hand, some studies
suggest that foods containing fiber and certain nutrients
may help protect against some types of cancer. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer - An Overview: NCI)
What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Pancreas: NCI (Excerpt)
Studies have found the following risk factors:
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Age -- The likelihood of developing pancreatic
cancer increases with age. Most pancreatic cancers occur in
people over the age of 60.
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Smoking -- Cigarette smokers are two or three
times more likely than nonsmokers to develop pancreatic
cancer.
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Diabetes
-- Pancreatic cancer occurs more often in people who have
diabetes than in people who do not.
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Being male -- More men than women are diagnosed
with pancreatic cancer.
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Being African American -- African Americans are
more likely than Asians, Hispanics, or whites to get
pancreatic cancer.
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Family history -- The risk for developing
pancreatic cancer triples if a person's mother, father,
sister, or brother had the disease. Also, a family history
of colon or ovarian cancer increases the risk of pancreatic
cancer.
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Chronic pancreatitis
-- Chronic pancreatitis is a painful condition of the
pancreas. Some evidence suggests that chronic pancreatitis
may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer.
Other studies suggest that exposure to certain chemicals in
the workplace or a diet high in fat may increase the chance of
getting pancreatic cancer. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Pancreas: NCI)
Risks factors for Pancreatic cancer: medical news summaries:
The following medical news items
are relevant to risk factors for Pancreatic cancer:
About risk factors:
Risk factors for Pancreatic cancer are factors that do not seem
to be a direct cause of the disease,
but seem to be associated in some way.
Having a risk factor for Pancreatic cancer
makes the chances
of getting a condition higher but does
not always lead to Pancreatic cancer.
Also, the absence of any risk factors
or having a protective factor does not necessarily
guard you against getting Pancreatic cancer.
For general information and a list of risk factors,
see the risk center.
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