Racine Housing » Search Results » pancreas cancer http://racinehousing.info Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Recognize pancreas cancer http://racinehousing.info/recognize-pancreas-cancer/ http://racinehousing.info/recognize-pancreas-cancer/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:21:36 +0000 admin http://racinehousing.info/?p=138 pancreas What is the pancreas? Pancreas is the organ that has a 6 inch long. such as the length of spon. pancreas is located in the area behind the belly cavity. Pancreas has two main functions, namely to produce hormones and enzym gut that help break the food into energy. One of the hormones produced by the pancreas is insulin, active substances for the regulation of blood sugar in us. Pancreas cancer occurs when malignant cells grow, develop and spread in the network of organs pancreas.

Pankreas Cancer Symptoms
Pancreas cancer is known as "silent disease" because in the early stages this disease is almost not have symptoms. But if cancer cells have spread and grow fertile, usually there will be a pain in the top of the stomach and sometimes spread to the spine. Other symptoms include a sudden decrease in body weight, depression and a decrease in appetite.

Causes of Pankreas Cancer
Although the exact cause of pancreas cancer is not yet known, but smoking is a major risk factor. Smokers have a risk 2-3 times higher than the pancreas cancer who are not smokers. Age also had an influence on the existence of the disease, cancer usually occurs in the pancreas tend to age over 45 years, other risk factors include diabetes, Pancreatitis and liver cirrhosis. Not escape the history of the family also has a role.

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