| It is difficult to discover what actually causes cancer from one person to another, but researchers have found several specific factors that increase a person’s likelihood of developing pancreatic cancer. Risk factors for pancreatic cancer include: - Over 50 years of age
- Men are about 30 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer than women
- African Americans are more likely to develop cancer of the pancreas than are white Americans or Asian Americans
- Cigarette smoking
- Diet high in meats and fat
- Diabetes mellitus
- An inherited tendency to develop this cancer may be a factor in about 5 to 10 percent of cases
- People with chronic pancreatitis may also have an increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer
Tags: Pancreatic Cancer
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