| There are no official preventative measures that | | | | condition in which a person gets chronic |
| can be taken to ensure one won't develop | | | | pancreatitis, which is painful inflammation of the |
| pancreatic cancer. However, by being aware of | | | | pancreas. Perhaps the disease makes the |
| the 4 pancreatic cancer causes you are still in a | | | | pancreas more susceptible to abnormal tumor |
| better position since you can at least suspect the | | | | growth because it is putting the organ through |
| disease if you start developing its symptoms. | | | | high level of stress already. Either way, if you do |
| Knowing the 4 pancreatic cancer causes can also | | | | suffer from hereditary pancreatitis, you will want |
| assist your doctors if they have to make | | | | to especially be on the lookout for pancreatic |
| pancreatic cancer diagnosis. With that being said, | | | | cancer symptoms. |
| learn about the 4 pancreatic causes by reading | | | | 4. Smoking |
| more about them below. | | | | Smoking is another one of the 4 pancreatic |
| 1. Race | | | | causes that can be controlled, even if it's difficult |
| First on the list of the 4 pancreatic causes is race. | | | | for one that has become addicted to it. And while |
| African American men and women are at greater | | | | many think smoking puts the lungs more at risk, |
| risk of developing the disease. | | | | statistics reveal that the practice makes one just |
| 2. Weight | | | | as prone to developing pancreatic cancer. |
| Weight is one of the 4 pancreatic causes that a | | | | Specifically, smokers are two to three times |
| person can actually do something about. If they | | | | more likely to get pancreatic cancer. And of all |
| do they decrease their risk of developing the | | | | the pancreatic cases that are out there, one in |
| disease, since overweight people tend to be more | | | | three of them will involve a victim who is a |
| at risk than their thin counterparts. It should be | | | | smoker. So, the ultimate lesson is if you're |
| noted that it doesn't matter how much extra | | | | smoking find a way to stop it. This is especially |
| weight a person is carrying. Overweight people | | | | the case if any of the other 4 pancreatic cancer |
| and obese people are both equally at risk for | | | | causes discussed in this article also apply to you. |
| getting pancreatic cancer. | | | | Now, don't panic if you find any of the 4 |
| 3. Pre-existing Conditions | | | | pancreatic cancer causes apply to you. Just |
| Certain conditions have been known to trigger | | | | because you possess one or more of the risk |
| pancreatic cancer. Specifically these conditions are | | | | factors doesn't automatically mean you'll develop |
| diabetes and hereditary pancreatitis. Diabetes is a | | | | the disease. But don't be foolish either. Try your |
| condition in which one's insulin levels are not | | | | best to keep your overall health in order by |
| normal. Whether they are too low or too high, it | | | | exercising and eating a healthy diet, especially one |
| can result in pancreatic cancer later in a person's | | | | full of foods known to be cancer-fighting agents, |
| life, even if it's temporary, (which is the case with | | | | (such as broccoli). This won't guarantee you'll be |
| gestational diabetes). | | | | fully protected against pancreatic cancer, but it will |
| The other condition responsible for pancreatic | | | | make your body in a better position to fight off |
| cancer is hereditary pancreatitis. This is a rare | | | | elements that may promote tumor growth. |