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dude_slayer

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pancreas cancer genetic ? Posted: 04-06-08 04:22am


my dad had it and died from it and im worried i might get it

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Posted: 04-10-08 05:45am


Was your father suffering from pancreatic adenocarcinoma? Did he have a chronic inflammation of the pancreas?

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pancreatic cancer Posted: 05-25-08 00:49am


My mother died from pancreatic cancer and any doctor I have ever talked to says it is a cancer that does not usually run in families.

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Posted: 05-26-08 08:53am


It depends what was the cause of pancreatic cancer. New studies have shown that pancreatic cancer can run in families. First, there is a chronic pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas starting at an early age) that is hereditary (runs in families) and can be a risk factor for pancreatic cancer. Also, people with two or more cases of pancreatic cancer in their family (on the same side), but no recognised gene faults, may have 'familial pancreatic cancer syndrome'. This means they have a higher risk of getting pancreatic cancer than the general population.

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