Which groups of people need to be screened for pancreatic cancer

In recent years, the number of deaths from pancreatic cancer has increased, and the overall incidence of pancreatic cancer has been on the rise, with a trend of younger age, posing a great threat to people's health. The etiology of this disease is closely related to lifestyle and eating habits. Obese people, people with diabetes, and people who like to eat high-fat, high-calorie, high-cholesterol foods are all high-risk groups for pancreatic cancer and need to be particularly vigilant and undergo regular screening.

With the improvement of living standards and changes in people's eating habits, more and more people consume high-fat, high-calorie, and high-cholesterol foods for three meals a day, resulting in more and more obese people. In addition, bad habits such as smoking and alcoholism, and unhealthy sitting working methods all put a great burden on people's pancreas and increase the possibility of pancreatic cancer.

One of the high-risk factors for pancreatic cancer is diabetes. Studies have found that patients with diabetes for more than five years have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer than the normal population. Newly diagnosed diabetic patients should be especially vigilant about pancreatic cancer. If they only treat type 2 diabetes and ignore the possibility of pancreatic cancer, and the treatment of diabetes is ineffective, they may lose the opportunity to surgically cure pancreatic cancer. The reason why diabetes induces pancreatic cancer is that diabetic patients produce excessive insulin, which can promote the growth rate of pancreatic cancer cells.