11/11/2026
Know your risk. Know the factors. 💜
Understanding what’s linked to pancreatic cancer is a simple first step toward a better conversation with your doctor.
Factors linked to a higher chance of pancreatic cancer include:
・Smoking, one of the most important risk factors you can change
・Excess weight
・Diabetes, especially long-standing or starting after 50
・A parent, sibling or child with pancreatic cancer
・Chronic pancreatitis, a long-term inflammation of the pancreas
・Age, as risk rises when we get older
Having a risk factor doesn’t mean you will get pancreatic cancer. But the more that apply, the more reason to talk to your doctor.
Take a moment to go through the list, and share it with someone you care about.