Suggest treatment for pancreatic cancer
Question: What is the principal cause of pancreatic cancer? YYYY@YYYY

Brief Answer:
chronic pancreatitis, smoking, genetic factors etc
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Actually I can't speak of cause but rather of risk factors. I'll mention some of them:
- chronic pancreatitis, which is closely related to heavy alcohol consumption, may increase the risk up to more than 50-fold.
- smoking, increases the risk from to 2 to 5-fold, depending on the packs-years.
- central obesity may increase the risk, particularly if the diet contains a lot of red meat and processed food and not enough fruits and vegetables.
- genetic factors: they cannot change of course. Some genes and syndromes predispose to pancreatic cancer like the multiple endocrine neoplasia.
So avoiding smoking, adopting a healthy diet and keeping your body weight close to normal is a good place to start. Alcohol is to be avoided.
I hope you find my comments helpful!
You can contact me again, if you'd like any clarification or further information.
Kind Regards!
chronic pancreatitis, smoking, genetic factors etc
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Actually I can't speak of cause but rather of risk factors. I'll mention some of them:
- chronic pancreatitis, which is closely related to heavy alcohol consumption, may increase the risk up to more than 50-fold.
- smoking, increases the risk from to 2 to 5-fold, depending on the packs-years.
- central obesity may increase the risk, particularly if the diet contains a lot of red meat and processed food and not enough fruits and vegetables.
- genetic factors: they cannot change of course. Some genes and syndromes predispose to pancreatic cancer like the multiple endocrine neoplasia.
So avoiding smoking, adopting a healthy diet and keeping your body weight close to normal is a good place to start. Alcohol is to be avoided.
I hope you find my comments helpful!
You can contact me again, if you'd like any clarification or further information.
Kind Regards!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis
Internal Medicine Specialist
Practicing since :1999
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