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Who is most at risk?
Anyone can develop pancreatic cancer, but certain factors increase susceptibility:
- Age: Most cases occur after age 60.
- Smoking doubles the risk (approximately 25% of cases are linked to smoking)
- Family history: A close relative with pancreatic cancer significantly increases the risk.
- Late-onset type 2 diabetes: develops after the age of 50 without an identifiable cause.
- Obesity and lack of exercise: factors promoting chronic inflammation
- Chronic pancreatitis, particularly that linked to alcohol