Why is Pancreatic Cancer...?

LiliaMia · #1 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008, 11:33 AM

Why is Pancreatic Cancer so terminal? What causes it...sugar?

abc · #2 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008, 11:33 AM

it is usually asymptomatic, it is difficult to screen for, and thus goes undiagnosed...meaning it has time to spread (become metastatic)

curtisports2 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008, 11:33 AM

Survival rate is low because it is one of the most difficult types to diagnose. Pancreatic cancer is usually not found until it has progressed beyond the point of treatment.

A number of things can increase risk of getting this disease. Sugar itself is not one of them, but a diet high in fats and sugars can, not does, increase the risk. Smoking definitely increases the risk.

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