Diario del páncreas Acceso abierto

Abstracto

Recommendations for the Management of Individuals with Increased Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

Silvia Gavin

People who smoke have almost doubled the chance of developing pancreatic cancer as individuals who have never smoked. Cigarette smoking is considered to be responsible for around 25% of pancreatic cancers. Cigar smoking and the usage of smokeless tobacco products raise the risk as well. Pancreatic tumours that are inherited are less prevalent. They develop when gene mutations or alterations are handed down from generation to generation, increasing the risk of pancreatic cancer. These are also referred to as germline mutations. Specific hereditary disorders that raise a person's chance of pancreatic cancer.