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Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm originating from transformed cells arising in tissues forming the pancreas.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Pancreatic cancer -- the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States -- occurs when malignant cells develop in the pancreas.
The National Cancer Institute estimated that in 2012, approximately 43,920 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and 37,390 people will die from the disease. Within the first year of diagnosis, 75 percent of pancreatic cancer patients die, according to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network .Causes The pancreas is a central component to one's digestive system. At about 6 inches in length, it secretes hormones and juices that aid in digesting food. When abnormal mutations develop in the DNA of the pancreas, as with other cancers, the cells grow uncontrollably until they become a tumor. Various factors increase your risk of developing the disease: smoking, obesity, diabetes and a family history of pancreatic cancer. It afflicts more people of African descent than other races.If the cancer begins in the duct of the pancreas, it is called pancr...The bacteria in your mouth could one day be used as an early test for pancreatic cancer , a new study suggests.In a small study, pancreatic cancer patients were foun...
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