Though I am not minimizing the severity of breast cancer, it does appear that pancreas cancer deserves more attention. An estimated 28,200 Americans died from pancreatic cancer in 2000. Cancer of the pancreas generally occurs without symptoms until it is in advanced stages. Very little is known about what causes the disease or how to prevent it. Risk increases with age.
Incidence rates are more than twice as high for smokers as for non-smokers.
Some studies have suggested associations with chronic pancreatitis, diabetes and cirrhosis. Pancreatic cancer rates are higher in countries with a diet high in fat. Newspaper as buffet A newspaper offers a sampling of news and feature stories. Sometimes, however, the dessert is missing. Wedding and engagement announcement forms ought to be available on the Times-Union's Web site.