Saturday, 20 August 2011

Causes Of Pancreatic Cancer

It is not clear what causes pancreatic cancer.

Understanding your pancreas

Your pancreas is about 6 inches (15 cm) long and looks like a pear lying on its side. The pancreas is a vital part of your digestive system. It secretes hormones, including insulin, sugar to help your body to process. And it produces digestive juices to help your body digest food.

How is the cancer of the pancreas

Pancreatic cancer occurs when cells of the pancreas develop genetic mutations. These mutations cause cells to grow uncontrollably, and then continue to live in normal cells would die. These cells can accumulate to form tumors.

Types of pancreatic cancer

Types of cells involved in pancreatic cancer to help determine the best treatment. Types of pancreatic cancer are:

Cancer that forms in the pancreas ducts (adenocarcinoma). Cells lining the ducts help the pancreas to produce digestive juices. The vast majority of cases of cancer of the pancreas are adenocarcinomas. Sometimes these cancers are called exocrine cancer.

Cancer that forms in cells that produce hormones. Cancer that forms in the hormone-producing cells of the pancreas is called endocrine cancer. Pancreatic Cancer Endocrine Disrupting is very rare.

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