How does a person get pancreatic cancer?
I am very known about this cancer, as my brother died cause of pancreatic cancer. He drinks alcohol occasionally, as a result it become acid . when we took him to hospital he was not able to stool neither he could urine.When we talk about this disease he told that if he had drink alcohol on regular basis but on small amount on regular basis, this disease would not happen, but he drank so occasionally that it destroys his all the organs.
The cause of pancreatic cancer is unknown. This type of cancer occurs when abnormal cells begin to grow within the pancreas and form tumors. Normally, healthy cells grow and die in moderate numbers. In the case of cancer, there is an increased amount of abnormal cell production, and these cells eventually take over the healthy cells.
Risk Factors for Developing Pancreatic Cancer
While the cause of this type of cancer is unknown, there are certain risk factors that may increase your chances of developing pancreatic cancer. You may be at an increased risk if you:
- smoke cigarettes — 30 percent of cancer cases are related to cigarette smoking
- are obese
- don’t exercise regularly
- eat few fruits and vegetables
- eat diets high in fat content
- drink heavy amounts of alcohol
- have diabetes
- work with pesticides and chemicals
- have chronic inflammation of the pancreas
- have liver damage
- are African-American
- have a family history of pancreatic cancer or certain genetic disorders that have been linked to this type of cancer
