Pancreatic Cancer Can Appear With Few Symptoms
Posted by Goody on 04/15/08 in Health and Fitness
Because of its lack of symptoms, pancreatic cancer often goes undetected until it is too late to be successfully treated. Since there are so few warning signs, it is important to be aware which groups of people are more susceptible to this disease so that their health can be monitored more closely.
Cigarette smoking is perhaps the biggest risk factor for developing cancer of the pancreas. Those who smoke are nearly three times more likely to develop this type of cancer than those who do not smoke. Both race and sex may also play a role in pancreatic cancer. It appears that black people are more likely to develop this form of cancer than those of other races. Of those who do develop this condition, men are more prone to it than women.
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