Understanding your risk for pancreatic cancer is an important first step in prevention or early diagnosis. Our team of pancreatic cancer experts is dedicated to helping you identify your risk and evaluate your symptoms to develop the best individualized treatment plan.
The exact cause of pancreatic cancer is unknown. A risk factor is anything that increases your chance of getting a disease such as cancer. Some risk factors, like smoking can be changed. Others, like a person’s age or family history, cannot be changed.
可以改变的危险因素包括:
Other risk factors that cannot be changed include:
While you can’t prevent pancreatic cancer, there are things you can do to lower your risk, including:
If you have questions about your risk factors or how to prevent pancreatic cancer, talk with your doctor.