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Lhearn
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| Subject: | Diabetes and Cancer |
My father died of small cell cancer of the pancreas. I know that the more typical type of pancreatic cancer can have a hereditary component. What about the type he had? His was not the slow-growing neuroendocrine cancer. He died 1 yr. and 9 mths. after diagnosis at the age of 72. He had been diagnosed with type II diabetes about 7-8 yrs. prior to the pancreatic cancer diagnosis. He does have a mother and brother with type II diabetes so we don’t know if the diabetes was related to the pancreatic cancer or not.
| Posted: 07 Dec 2009 03:25 PM |
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Lhearn
Total Messages 108
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| Subject: | Diabetes and Cancer |
According to the literature there is a correlation between type 2 diabetes and pancreas cancer. It is not a straight forward relationship. It is more common to see pancreas cancer in type 2 patients that have been overweight from a young age.
However in regards to heredity persons with a 1st degree relative with diabetes are at an increase risk for developing the disease ( 15-20%).
| Posted: 07 Dec 2009 03:26 PM |
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Susant1987
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| Subject: | Diabetes and Cancer |
Thanks, yes, I realize that and am managing to maintain a healthy weight in order to avoid getting type II diabetes. I am more concerned about and my question was regarding the hereditary factors surrounding the rare type of pancreatic cancer he had. What are my chances of getting pancreatic cancer?
Thanks,
Susan
| Posted: 07 Dec 2009 07:12 PM |
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Lhearn
Total Messages 108
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| Subject: | Diabetes and Cancer |
I am not aware of any hereditary factors for small cell pancreas cancer and type 2 diabetes.
In reviewing the literature it appears that small cell cancer of pancreas is usually a result of the cancer spreading from another site--the pancreas is not the intial site of disease. There is nothing to success that a person with a relative with small cell pancreas cancer is at increased risk for pancreatic cancer.
| Posted: 09 Dec 2009 02:44 PM |
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