Part 3 – What kind of pancreas cancer do I have?

This is a topic worth diving into since there are several types of pancreatic cancers. They are very different with regards to the treatment and the prognosis. In general, when people discuss pancreas cancer, they mean pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. This is a type of cancer that grows out of the glands of the duct of

Part I – Where does pancreas cancer (adenocarcinoma) come from?

Most of the time, we do not know why an individual develops pancreas cancers. Medically, this is referred to as ‘sporadic’ (unknown cause). To our best knowledge, a poor diet does not cause pancreas cancer, a lack of exercise does not cause pancreas cancer, and we have not identified a single environmental agent or occupational