Like other types of cancer, you can’t control all your risk factors for pancreatic cancer. Your age, gender, race, and family history all play a role (and you can’t stop yourself from getting older).
However, there are many lifestyle factors that can affect your risk of pancreatic cancer. Bonus: the same healthy habits to reduce your risk of pancreatic cancer can also help you live a longer and healthier life.
References
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American Cancer Society. (2020). Can pancreatic cancer be prevented?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Dietary guidelines for alcohol.
Johns Hopkins Medicine. (n.d.). Pancreatic cancer risk factors.
National Cancer Institute. (2021). Alcohol and cancer risk.
National Cancer Institute. (2022). Obesity and cancer.
Rosenzweig, A. (2019). Increase in pancreatic cancer diagnoses expected in 2019. Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
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