What cause pancreatic cancer?

I'm not sure where to really post this, but I feel this is the best place to ask. Having recently hear of the death of the actor Patrick Swayze due to pancreatic cancer, it got me to wondering what "causes" it exactly. I know that some culture seem to get various cancer for unknown reasons. They don't smoke, tan, etc. Some seem to merely "have the genes for it" and it's very confusing to understand.
anyone know if Patrick smoked/drank or something else that may hold attributed to this?
Answers:    yea from drinking. Source(s): chyea.
People are just copying and pasting from the web after Googling it, which you could own done yourself (not trying to be crabby, just truthful). You have answered your own question. Like plentiful other chronic or terminal diseases, it's often just bad luck. You may be born next to a genetic predisposition to develop a cancer or you could be exposed to something nasty during your life that causes it...or a combination of the two. Smoking is a particular cause (Swayze was an admitted 3 pack a light of day smoker). Alcohol has not been shown to be a definite do, although it didn't help that he was also an alcoholic. Think about how copious alcoholics there are, and compare that to the number of pancreatic cancer deaths. Chronic alcohol abuse, approaching my father had for decades, can lead to other pancreas ailments that *might* flip the switch on you if you were *already* predisposed to it. Bottom queue, aside from smoking, there's nothing you can do to really prevent it. It's just one of those kinds of diseases. If you are really that worried nearly it, clear your conscience: eat less meat, eat more plant-based foods, exercise to maintain a good weight, don't smoke and don't drink.
Before knowing the causes let us see what is pancreatic cancer -

Pancreatic cancer begins within the tissues of your pancreas — a large organ that lies horizontally behind the lower part of your stomach. Your pancreas secrete enzymes that aid digestion and hormones that help regulate the metabolism of sugars.

Risk Factors that may increase your risk of pancreatic cancer include:

-Smoking.
ng overweight or obese.

-Personal or family history of chronic inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis).

-Family history of genetic syndromes that can increase cancer risk, including a BRCA2 gene mutation, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, Lynch syndrome and familial atypical mole-malignant melanoma (FAMMM).

-Older age. Pancreatic cancer occur most often in older adults. Most citizens diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are in their 70s and 80s.
Following is a register of causes or underlying conditions that could possibly cause Pancreatic cancer includes:

Smoking
sex - The male-to-female ratio of pancreatic cancer is 1.3:1.
Chronic pancreatitis - Inflammation of the pancreas, usually from excessive alcohol intake or gallstones
Diabetes mellitus
Family history of pancreatic cancer
ad in the tabloids a few years pay for Patrick Swazye had some heavy duty problems with alcohol. Look below at the signs and symptoms. He probably have it long before he went to his doctor.

Symptoms of Pancreatic cancer.

No early symptoms
Upper abdominal stomach-ache
Worsening abdominal pain
minal stomach-ache lessens when bending forwards
Jaundice - and the various symptoms of jaundice such as:
Yellow skin
Yellow eyes
ing skin
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Weakness
Loss of appetite
ting
Weight loss
Tiredness
Pancreatic cancer is sometimes called a "silent killer" because precipitate pancreatic cancer often does not cause symptoms
of appetite (anorexia), and/or nausea and vomiting
Significant weight loss
Painless jaundice (yellow skin/eyes, dark urine) when a cancer of the head of the pancreas (about 60% of cases) obstruct the common bile duct as it runs through the pancreas. This may also cause pale-colored stool and steatorrhea.


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